Comments on: Natural Remedies for Earaches

By: raquel salazar

raquel salazar — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:12:49 +0000

after swimming,my daughter suffered from ear ache,what medicine is suitable for her?

By: Kyle

Kyle — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 08:01:22 +0000

On our honeymoon my wife was suffering from severe ear pain and it just so happened we had lavender oil with us. She placed a few drops on a napkin and placed it on her outer ear; the treatment worked almost instantly. Thank you for the great advice.

By: JoAnn

JoAnn — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:16:17 +0000

Melaleuca Oil (Tea Tree) has worked wonders for my family. Any time we have an earache or suspect and ear infection we just but two drops of Tea Tree on a cotton ball and place it in the ear. We have had results in as fast as 20 minutes. The quality of the oils make a HUGE difference. Make sure to your therapudic grade oils, that are free from synthetics or diluted with carrier oils.

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:20:15 +0000

Some great natural home remedies listed here. Thank you for sharing. I have heard of some but others I did not know about. I will surely pass on this information to our daughter because her little 2 year old is prone to ear infections. I have tried the ear candles before myself and I can say that I really liked using them. This approach seemed to help “clear my head” would be the easiest way to put it.
Thanks again for another informative post. I truly enjoy reading through your helpful suggestions on this site.

Blessings,
Christine

By: Earache Home Remedy

Earache Home Remedy — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:27:01 +0000

My grandma used to plug raw garlic into my ear and the pain would just go off.. sometimes it would hurt having such a oddly large garlic forced in.. wish she would have read this post 10 years back!

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:07:15 +0000

As Rachel suggested I use onion juice as well and it did the trick on my youngest.

Though I grate the onion, then squeeze out the juice. You only need a few drops.

This way it is fresh onion juice, not cooked.
.-= Adam´s last blog ..Halloween History =-.

By: Chris @ Earth Friendly Goodies

Chris @ Earth Friendly Goodies — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:14:18 +0000

Very nice list of natural ear ache remedies. We have been fortunate that our kids haven’t had ear aches or infections. But I have tried the ear candles – rather interesting experience – if somewhat gross if your curiosity gets the better of you and you have to “check”

Another natural remedy for ear problems that I’ve heard is to lie on your side and put a small amount of hydrogen peroxide in the ear for a minute or so (sounds like the ocean), but some experts say that may not be safe because it can be unstable. Who knows.
.-= Chris @ Earth Friendly Goodies´s last blog ..Vita-Myr: A Natural Gum Disease Treatment and Bad Breath Banisher =-.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:42:15 +0000

You left out one of the best ones, onion juice or compress. An herbalist friend of mine recommends that if there’s any chance of infection you’re better off not putting oil in the ear, as healing as garlic oil can be. Just as healing and a little safer because it won’t coat the ear canal is onion juice. Bake an onion with the skin on until soft. Or if you have a microwave you can cut it in half, wrap in a damp rag or paper towels and nuke it, but I’m not much of a nuker. Apparently people still get relief though, so I guess it’s not destroying all the beneficial properties. When cooked, cut in half and squeeze out the juice, adding a little water if necessary to get juice out. Use a dropper and put about 2-4 drops in the ear. You can also use half of a warm onion over the ear to provide relief.

By: Chris Watkins

Chris Watkins — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:27:19 +0000

I get blocked ears regularly, and used to get them syringed by doctors – a problem if the doctor doesn’t do it properly, as sometimes happens, and leaves water in there, esp non-sterilized water. I now do it myself when needed, about 6-monthly. I just use a big plastic syringe (50 or 60 ml – always plastic as it’s less likely to do damage), and boiled water that’s been left to cool down to body temperature (should feel warm, not hot). A good strong squeeze of water, maybe 3 times, moving it around till I’ve got the right angle, does the trick. Doing this whenever it gets clogged has greatly reduced my ear infections.

Syringing may not qualify as natural treatment in some people’s books, but it’s drug-free, and it’s good to have clean ears. Use common sense of course – this is not medical advice, just my experience, and your ears will be different to mine!