Natural Cures For Ear Infections

 Natural Cures For Ear Infections

An ear infection is a very painful thing for small children and frequently, concerned parents feel confused about what they should do to help their child when he or she is suffering from an ear infection. Medical specialists have always recommended antibiotics to treat ear infections, but recent medical studies have proved that antibiotics do not do much to help this pediatric condition which causes so much pain. Additionally, using surgically implanted tubes also do not appear to help. If you are a parent with a child who frequently suffers from an ear infection, you need to go to the root of the problem without looking for ways to treat the symptom. There are many good alternative treatments for this common problem. 

The ten simple treatments which parents should implement to help their child to overcome ear infections are:

• A chiropractor should check if the bones in the neck of the child is misaligned in any way and if they are, then the misalignment should be corrected.
• The child should not be allowed to eat any dairy products which are mucous-forming and might make mucous form in the inner ear.
• The child should not be allowed to eat food which contains refined sugars including corn syrup, sugar, corn sweeteners, turbinado sugar, honey, brown sugar and other kinds of sugar because sugars make the system weak.
• All the hydrogenated fats and trans-fats should be removed from the child’s diet as they cause inflammation of the ear tube.
• The child should be given a supplement with vitamin C and zinc.
• The child should be given colostrums, garlic and Echinacea.
• Use homeopathic eardrops to soothe the child’s ears.
• Use warm compresses to soothe the child’s ears.
• Try to keep the child’s head out of the water so that water does not move up into the ears.
• Make the child wear a hat whenever possible to prevent exposing his ears to the cold weather.

When the child begins to get well after you follow the steps mentioned above, it will not be uncommon if he becomes sick a few more times and fights the ear infection without antibiotics. It is good for the immune system of the child if he fights infections without resorting to antibiotics. You should allow your child to have a slight fever as it helps to fight infections. Then let your child rest and get well. If your child loses his appetite when he is sick, then do not force him to have food but reduce the food quantity till the appetite returns. Use homeopathic eardrops made with belladonna and arnica to relieve ear pain if your child is in pain.