Poor Drake has been down with a slight case of RSV and I was worried it was getting to his ears. Our Pediatrician said that he couldn't have any more ear infections or else we would have to look into getting tubes in his ears. So I have been pretty cautious of his ears. My friend is an audiologist, so I took him over to her to see if he had an ear infection. They weren't infected YET but definitely red and irritated. So then the next day he looked like this picture all day...pulling at his ears. Great. Sooo I decided to try a home remedy my Mom had told me about.
On Dr. Oz he said putting a garlic clove on the ear during the night can cure ear infections and a lady on there testified that it really works. So why not, I peeled a garlic clove and band aided it to Drake's ear. Sounds a little cooky, Jordan me reminded me of this all night long. He thought I was nuts. I wasn't so sure myself but why not try, it couldn't hurt.
Drake kept messing with it but finally fell asleep for a while but when I went in to check on him around 1am I found the clove in his bed. So it was on his ear for a good 5 hours. Anyways the next day was Friday and he was still coughing alot so I decided to take him in just in case he didn't need any medicine before the weekend came. So the doc came in and checked his ears and what do you know the ear that I put garlic on was totally clear!! The other one was still irritated. A big smile came to my face! I know it did something because just 2 days earlier my friend said that it was irritated. So I am totally a believer now! Thanks to my Mom and Dr. Oz I now know garlic is not just for cooking! Drake is slowly but surely getting better and has not bothered his ears since.
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At times like this you realize we always need our moms. Sometimes I could go without her advice, but sometimes she knows things that I definitely don't know! I'm going to have to try this one!
i did this with haven when she was getting ear infections constantly. she didn't show signs of them and then every time i'd take her in she'd have one. i made a garlic oil and put a few warm drops in her ears before bed. did this for a few days and she hasn't had an infection since. and i feel much better about herbal remedies-antibiotics are sketchy.
That's really cool! i'll have to try that. i swear my kid has an obsession with his ears. I always think he has an ear infection but doc says nope..But maybe I'll try that garlic thing. That's way cool! I love dr. oz. And Drake is so cute! How happy could a kid get even with something taped to his head!? ;)
For sure! I've put garlic oil drops in my kids ears and it does the trick... but boy do they smell!!
That's so cute. I can testify to the garlic oil too. I used it just recently on my little girl. It's just smushed up garlic and its juices in a little olive oil and let it steep for a few hours. But it seems the whole clove worked well. Garlic has a lot of uses. Please share any other natural remedies you may come across. I'm a believer too. One more handy tip. At walmart, they sell those little ear inspecting gadgets like the doctors have so you can actually see if your baby has an ear infection or not. It's like $15 or something. Glad little Drake feels better. He's adorable. :o)
Awesome!! My sister also swears by Lobelia Tincture drops from the health food store. We haven't had a lot of experience with ear infections (which I'm really glad about, of course) so I have no personal experience in all these remedies that are so great!
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