Ear Infections: How To Cure Them

Heat cannot clear the infection on its own. If an ear infection is not cured properly, it can lead to hearing loss, dizziness, and other conditions.

There are many causes of ear infections and associated pain. Everyone has suffered from this common problem before. This can be caused by contact with water in the shower or in the swimming pool.

Because of the introduction of particles or insects, or because of infections of the teeth which extend to the ears. In this article, we will teach you how to treat these infections.

What to know about ear problems and infections

It is important to know that ear infections are more serious when they affect the internal parts. It should also be noted that the poor healing of an ear infection can generate a loss (partial or total) of hearing, as well as dizziness and nausea during certain activities.

The different types of otitis

• Otitis externa is characterized by the flow of fluid, pain, redness, temporary hearing loss. It is often caused by bacteria. But it can also sometimes come from viruses or yeast infections.
• Otitis media is very common in children. Its symptoms are fever, pain, irritability, partial hearing loss and lack of appetite. They occur when the space in the middle of the ear becomes blocked by fluids or mucous membranes.
• Some people are more likely than others to get this disease, which can be chronic.
• Otitis interna can produce nausea, dizziness, vomiting and loss of balance. It occurs when the inner part of the ear becomes inflamed. It is also known as labyrinthitis. It is rare but its symptoms are very intense.

Folk remedies for ear infections

• Fill a thermal bag with hot water. Then apply it on the ear, covering it with a tissue or a cloth. Heat is a powerful pain reliever. It also prompts blood to come to the area which clears the infection.
• Wash, cut and mash three large apricots. Heat them in a frying pan and affix them like a poultice on the sore ear.
• Crush a handful of basil leaves and another handful of plantain leaves. Heat everything until lukewarm and put it as a poultice on the affected ear.
• Heat half a spoonful of olive oil, then soak it on a piece of cotton. Put it in the entrance of the ear and let it act for an hour.
• Cut an onion into rings and mash it. Put it in a cloth and heat it in the microwave. Then apply as a compress to the sore ear.
• Heat a spoonful of extra virgin olive oil for a few minutes. Add a crushed garlic clove to it. Let stand and when it is warm, soak a piece of cotton that you will introduce into the opening of the ear.
• Heat the equivalent of two handfuls of rice and put them in a canvas bag or wrap them in a handkerchief. Put that on your pillow and put your ear on it.
• In a clean, dry glass bottle, pour 7 drops of olive oil and the contents of one vitamin E capsule. Then add two crushed garlic cloves and mix well while shaking. Heat the flask in a water bath for one minute. Filter, then put a few drops in the ear.

Warning: Introducing liquids into the ear is not recommended in cases of pierced eardrums or if pus is coming out of the ear.

• Boil two tablespoons of wormwood in a liter of water for 10 minutes. Let cool a little and put your ear above the container so that the vapors enter it
• Pour two spoonfuls of rue in half a cup of boiling water. Leave to cool with the lid on. Soak a piece of cotton wool and put it in the entrance to the ear.
• Squeeze a lemon and soak a cotton ball with the juice. Gently insert it into the ear entrance (without going too far) for 10 minutes before sleeping.
• This remedy is good when the pain is caused by a buildup of earwax, but not by ear infections.

Chamomile flower and olive oil

• Macerate 10 chamomile flowers with 4 tablespoons of olive oil for 2 days. Apply this to a cotton ball and to the ear. Very recommended for pain caused by excessive production of earwax.
• Heat two tablespoons of almond oil and let reduce to room temperature. Apply two drops in the ear canal and cover with a cotton ball to protect.
• Boil a handful of oregano leaves in half a cup of water for three minutes. Take off heat and let cool. Drain and pour the mixture into a drip. Apply three drops to the painful ear (if the eardrum is not pierced).
• Bake a potato and wrap it in a handkerchief. Apply this as a compress to the ear, as warm as possible.
• Boil half a cup of water with a handful of coarse salt. Wet a cloth with this preparation and apply it to the ear.
• Grate a radish and heat it. Wrap it in a fine linen cloth and affix it to the ear until it cools.
• Pour three or four drops of aloe vera gel into the ear canal and hold your head to the side for a few minutes. This remedy is not recommended in the event of a perforated eardrum.
  
• Crush a handful of chard leaves and extract the juice. Pour it into a drip and put four drops in the affected ear.

Also read this article: 6 natural antibiotics for mild infections

Recommendations for avoiding ear pain and infections

• Be careful with the use of cotton swabs to clean your ears
• Treat throat infections
• Strengthen the immune system
• Avoid sharing headphones
• Do not swim in ponds, lakes or rivers
• Avoid putting your head under water in swimming pools containing a lot of chlorine
• Do not get strange objects into the ears
• Sleep on your side to facilitate drainage