Antibiotics Do Little for Inner Ear Infections

re: Antibiotics Do Little for Inner Ear Infections

wassily — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:07:01 GMT

Right - as you lot are on the subject of ear infections, please give me some much needed advice - I had wax in one lug recently which blocked its hearing. I put oil in for over a month but it didn't shift. The ear throbbed so I very reluctanlty went to a conventional practice nurse to syringe my ears with a electric water pick. The syringing hurt but a big piece of wax did come out of the blocked ear but not much out of the other one. Within 2 days, one ear was throbbing away. I stuck it out for a week until the pain was quite bad and seized up my jaw. Feeling really ashamed of myself (because I avoid them like the plague, I went to the GP and of course they prescribed antibiotic and steroid ear drops as my ear canal was now infected. I received the predictable scare stories - eg the infection probably won't clear unless you use the drops, you might get complications. They didn't offer any other treatment options. I'd scoured the internet to see what else I could treat the infection with, and only came up with using breast milk drops. I was working a couple of hundred miles from home and needless to say, I didn't ask any breastfeeding strangers if they could spare a few drops! My question is: how would you have treated an an ear infection? All suggestions gratefuly received ... And before anyone says it - yes, I know it's my own fault for putting my precious lugs in the hands of a conventional practioner in the first place! - so, any suggestions for treating earwax will also be gratefully received.

re: Antibiotics Do Little for Inner Ear Infections

seg — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:16:25 GMT

As with any "disease", you need to find the underlying cause, in the case of ear infections this is just a "symptom". Conventional treatments dictates you use antibiotics to treat this but this comes with a price, like killing of your "good" bacteria in your stomach...

Better approach would be to start with your diet, i bet if you eliminated refined sugars, grains and pasteurised products you would see a big difference...If you already have an ear infection one can try putting in some coconut or olive oil in your ear a few times a day; this is also a great preventative measure. There is also good old Hydrogen Peroxide but i'm not sure how well if will fare, i guess it will depend on the degree of the infection , so i go with coconut oil first.....

re: Antibiotics Do Little for Inner Ear Infections

mmc88121 — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:48:07 GMT

Everything that happens in the body is for a reason. However, most people will tell you that there is no reason to have fluid behind the eardrum, as it can cause hearing loss. I wonder if it does not go there to help protect the ear drum, especially in extremely noisy environments.

Mary

re: Antibiotics Do Little for Inner Ear Infections

foxtroter_203 — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:51:40 GMT

At least 10 years ago I recall a 7 country world wide study that came to the conclusion that the best treatment for ear infections was simply analgesic pain killers.

If antibiotics were to be given, a punch biopsy on a cultured medium to determine which antibiotic would be effective was necessary because of the drug resistant strains that had developed back then.

It has been known for many, many years the ineffectiveness of antibiotics for ear infections.

Millions of dollars made by drug companies with no effort to see why ear infections are so prevalent now in western culture. Hmm. I wonder if our diets could have anything to do with it. Nah. . . just coincidental.

re: Antibiotics Do Little for Inner Ear Infections

KAC — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:23:17 GMT

My 2 kids have had multiple OM with effusion (fluid in the eustachian tube) for years and years with multiple ear tube replacements. I "STRUGGLED" with a solution. Dairy avoidance, chiropractic care, cranial-sacral manipulation, and breastfed (one child until 9 months, another child until 2). They also had "a lot" of decaying teeth. My kids did not drink pop or sugary foods. They ate mostly organic salads, fruits, vegetables and meats (1/2 green pasture). I don't really know what exactly stopped the problems but the changes I made are:
(1) drinking raw milk (2) switched from mineral deficient water (RO) to mineral-enriched water with magnets on my pipes instead of using salt for well water. (3) xylitol nose spray, gum, and toothpaste.
OM with effusion is an inflammation in the body. I believe the vaccinations led to the inflammation (DPT causes chronic ear problems). Antibiotics is a drug to
kill all bacteria in the body. Fluid in the ear is caused by inflammation and an anti-bacterial drug is not the answer. You need to find out the source of the inflammation.