As a child, I always suffered with ear problems which continued well into adulthood. My poor mother watched me crying from pain and would have to give me antibiotics from time to time (which every mother hates giving to her child).
I understand earache pains very well , so that when my boys had their moments of suffering from it I decided to do some research and actually found a natural solution that works wonders! This made me extremely happy because they haven’t needed to take antibiotics (so far) for ear pain since I discovered this.
A doctor once wrote me a prescription for antibiotics but I tried this first and the pain completely disappeared. As a clarification, I am not recommending that you ignore your doctor’s advice but maybe just give this a try to see if it works as well for you as it did for us. If not, you would obviously continue with your doctor’s orders.
I just find that so many doctors don’t even hesitate to write prescriptions for antibiotics and give painkillers etc.. which I’m really not a fan of. I never take them myself and I hardly give it to my sons unless completely necessary. There are many natural ways to ensure good health and I highly recommend you look into that a long with your doctor’s orders. I guess the main thing is to have a doctor you really trust that listens and goes over all your concerns.
My earache elimination method is so simple. I take a small cloth and place it under very hot water and then ring it well. Wait just a few seconds for it to cool down so it’s not burning hot. Take lavender essential oil and put around 10 drops close to each other like you are making a circle in the center of the cloth.
Hold on your child’s ear and gently press on it for about 5-15 minutes (longer the better) and then repeat two to three times. I have never had to do it 3x but I guess it depends on how bad the pain is.
It is very likely your child may not like this, at least in the beginning. A good song and rocking from side to side or even his/her favorite cartoon on TV may now be your little helper. It can keep your child calm and relaxed. My older son liked this very much, I think he felt relief quite fast and he loves the smell of lavender oil. My younger son wasn’t too happy about this, as he is usually quite busy to try and remain still for so long. I recommend doing this as soon as you see your child complaining about ear pain so that you may be able to relive the pain early on.
What also works is placing three drops of the lavender essential oil on the top of my fingers and massaging it directly into the earlobe area and leaving it on after the hot cloth. I leave the oil on overnight as well.
Here you can find many alternative ways to remain healthy, strong and obtain good advice on natural healing from colds and flues – http://www.mercola.com/ .
As usual I hope this can be put to good use 🙂