ear infection remedy
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Topic: ear infection remedy
Posted By: nannyabbey
Subject: ear infection remedy
Date Posted: 04 February 2011 at 7:18pm
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hello peoples. there possibly is the answer to this somewhere but i can't be arsed looking for it....(spoken like a mumma who has had crap sleep because of an ear infection kid!! ha ha)
Bubs is currently on antibiotics for an ear infection which seems to be still bugging him - i remember reading about alternatives to antibiotics to help clear them up. Anyone know of this? I don't really want him to be forever on antibiotics to get it sorted..... ta |
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Posted By: kiwi2
Date Posted: 04 February 2011 at 8:01pm
| I have used it on myself with an ear ache but not sure about bubs. Cut a clove of peeled garlic and put the cut end in the ear. Then sleep with that ear up off the pillow so the juice drains into the ear. I really don't know about bubs though. I am sure it can't hurt but ears are so precious that I would be very careful. |
Posted By: sunnyhoney
Date Posted: 05 February 2011 at 12:08am
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Kiwi Herb are on the internet and do a fab product called "De-Stuff" for kids. It's herbal/natural remedy for ears and nose. It helped my eldest to stop having so many ear infections and the ones she did get, a combo of medicine and De-Stuff helped them clear up quicker. Now when she gets a bit snuffly we dose her with De-Stuff straight away and it usually doesn't develop into anything major.
It has a dosage on the label for little ones - you can always give less than the stated amount if that makes you feel more comfortable using a herbal product iygwim. Best of luck  ------------- Mum to: Joy Emily 1.05am 27/09/07 7lb 3oz Austin Paul 12.47pm 18/04/10 10lb 8oz |
Posted By: londonbaby
Date Posted: 05 February 2011 at 7:26am
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A couple of drops of pure lavender oil down the ear will work a treat. Or soak a chopped onion in some water and put a couple of drops of the water down the ear and it will also work :) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bexee
Date Posted: 05 February 2011 at 7:51am
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Also, pop some eucalyptis oil on a tissue under the sheet - this helps to keep the earways clear. Worth doing whenever they get snotty. Or in a burner/vapouriser.
Raise the top of the bed to help sleep. Destuff is good too. My sympathies - ear infections are the pits. We ended up having to go down the grommets path. |