Home Remedies For Ear Infections

Discharge from the ear,known as otorrhoea in medical paralance is usually caused by infection in the middle of the ear.Earache is also a common disorder,resulting by either infection in the outer canal or the middle ear.Middle ear infection is common in children.

Causes & Symptoms:

• Infection in the middle ear due to eczema,boils,irritation caused by a plug of wax or foreign bodies like moths,may leads to a discharge in the external ear.
• Outer ear canal infection is common in summer,swimming season
• It can be identified as itchy,foul-smelling,furuncle . 
•  high fever
• vomiting and diarrhoea .

Home remedies for ear infections:

Breast milk:

                   Breast milk is the popular remedy for ear infection and inflammatory conditions of the ear.Few drops of breast milk dropped into affected ear will give great relief from infection and earache.Mother,s milk is preferable if it is not available,milk of any lactating(secretion of milk by mammary glands) women can be used.

Margosa oil:

                   Margosa oil is very effective in the treatment of ear infections and inflammation of the ear.One or two drops of oil dropped in to the ear 2 to 3 times in a day for noticeable results.

Onion:

           Onion is more beneficial in the treatment of  ear infections such as pus in the ear.Take an onion and grind it,then slightly warmed and put one or two drops into the ear.Repeat it twice in a day.It will bring good result.

Cloves:

            Clove is one of the best remedy in the treatment of ear infection and earache.Clove should be sauted in a teaspoon of sesame oil.Put three to five drops of this warm oil in to the affected ear 2 to 3 times in a day.this will gives great relief from ear infections and earaches.

Garlic:

           Garlic is using in so many treatments including earaches and  inflammation.Three cloves should be warmed and mashed with a pinch of salt.Mixture of  garlic should be wrapped in a cloth and place it on the painful ear.It will gives great relief from the earache and reduce inflammation condtions.

Holy basil:

                 Crush basil leaves to extract juice.Squeeze the juice by using a fine strainer.Pour 2 to 3 drops of basil leaves in to the infected ear.The ear infection go away about in a week with continued  treatment.

Mango leaf juice:

                           Crush two to three mango leaves to extract the juice and slightly warm it.Put three to four drops into the infected ear,within a few minutes you get relief from pain.Repeat this 2 to 3 times in a day for complete relief from pain and infection.