We have been battling earaches this week.
I noticed my poor boy would cup and pull on his ears while nursing. He seemed fine the rest of the time so I just carefully watched him for a day or two. We had an upcoming pediatrician appointment, anyway, so I asked her to check his ears.
He had some wax buildup in the right and some redness and irritation in the left. No signs of infection or swollen eardrums, thank goodness... and since antibiotics are rife with side effects and very likely not effective against mostly viral infections in the first place, they were not an option.
So our pediatrician recommended putting drops of warm Garlic Mullein oil in his ears a couple times a day. She also said that for an earache I could boil slices of ginger and then make a warm compress with a washcloth.
We've been doing this for two days and have seen an improvement. He's no longer out of sorts and doesn't tug on them as often. But he still reaches up and touches his ears a couple times a day. Hopefully a couple more days will solve the problem since he's too young for many other home remedies.
So our pediatrician recommended putting drops of warm Garlic Mullein oil in his ears a couple times a day. She also said that for an earache I could boil slices of ginger and then make a warm compress with a washcloth.
We've been doing this for two days and have seen an improvement. He's no longer out of sorts and doesn't tug on them as often. But he still reaches up and touches his ears a couple times a day. Hopefully a couple more days will solve the problem since he's too young for many other home remedies.
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