hey guys, dr. axe here, doctor of functionalmedicine and nutritionist. today, i'm going to share with you how to cure an ear infectionfast. i know ear infections, whether it be adults or more commonly in children, are somethingthat... we don't want children living with that pain,dealing with that issue, but we also want to be all natural in that treatment and reallyhelp support their body in healing in the correct way. there are four things you cando to help heal an ear infection fast, and there are four terrific home remedies thatyou want to consider. the first thing you want to do, and you wantto do internally in the ear, is doing garlic oil. you can buy garlic oil at almost anyhealth food store. garlic actually has natural
antiviral properties, and the majority ofthe time when a child has an ear infection, it is a virus, not usually a bacteria. this is why antibiotics are completely ineffectiveagainst ear infections. in fact, if you go to your primary care physician and they recommendan antibiotic for an ear infection, i would consider if you should use that doctor ornot. because they really probably don't know whatthey're doing, unfortunately, because most ear infections are viral. again, garlic oil,a few drops in the ear is an effective treatment. the second thing you want to be doing is takingsomething called tea tree oil, also known as melaleuca, not putting that in the earbut rubbing it all around the outside of the
ear. tea tree oil has powerful antisepticproperties. it's been used for hundreds of years for the natural treatments of woundsand infections. again, i would do tea tree oil a few drops.you can mix it with a little coconut oil as well. rub it all over the ear and all aroundthe ear area. tea tree oil, also known as melaleuca, is a very, very effective naturaltreatment. the third treatment is actually chiropracticcare. chiropractic has been shown to be very, very effective in the treatment of ear infections.what can happen is the spine can misalign in the upper neck, and that can actually affectthe way the body heals and those nerve signals getting from the brain to that area and justaffect the overall healing.
we've actually seen... bring your child toa wellness or a pediatric chiropractor. they can do a very light manual adjustment to thechild. often sometimes they even just do some light tapping or use an instrument. that canactually heal an ear infection quickly as well. last but not least, you've got to get to theroot cause of what is causing the ear infection in the first place. one of the most commonthings is food sensitivities. if your child is allergic to gluten, to certain things likelactose or casein in dairy, to nuts, to citrus, to a load of things, that is actually oneof the biggest causes of ear infection today. what i would consider doing is getting yourchild what's called an i.g.g. food sensitivity
test and actually getting them tested forfood allergies, food sensitivities, or food intolerances. that's one of the big thingsto look for. you can get those tests done. they're fairlyinexpensive. or, if you don't want to do that, then just really watch and listen to theirbody. notice if they're consuming certain types of conventional cow's milk or glutenthat can cause the ear infections. but just in general for almost everybody outthere, if your child is getting ear infections, you should get them off gluten and off conventionalcow's milk. if they want to do a little bit of goat's milk yogurt, or something like that,or goat's cheese, most kids do fine with that form of dairy.
again, the conventional cow's milk, the glutenin grain products, those are probably the two biggest culprits when it comes to causingear infections. again, remember those four things if you wantto help remedy your child's ear infections. number one, garlic oil, number two, tea treeoil, number three, chiropractic care and number four, address those food allergies. if youdo that, i think you're going to find that those ear infections don't come back in thefirst place and that they will heal very quickly. hey, if you want to learn more about thesenatural tips on how to heal your body, you can subscribe to our youtube page here. again,we encourage you to subscribe. also, i've got some great articles on draxe.com,my website. if you check our natural remedies
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