Tag Archives: Inner Ear Infection

Tea Tree Oil: My Story

Tea Tree Oil is one of my favorite natural remedies and has a special place of honor in our home. Whenever the kids have a cut, shave, or rash, they ask us to fix their boo-boo, grab a bottle of this special oil and some cotton balls. I don’t know how many people are familiar […]

Infant Ear Infections

Antibiotics are useless against most viruses and viral infection. But many doctors persist in treating viruses with antibiotics. Doctors also over prescribe antibiotics, particularly amoxicillan, especially with infants and young children. Ear infection is to babies as ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) and ADHD (Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder) is to school-age children. Unfortunately, even if […]

Avelox Antibiotic: Avelox Side Effects and Sinusitis Treatment

The score is 6-4. You’re not kidding, I swallowed six pills and I take four more – that’s Avelox antibiotics. Shall I do it? Avelox, a newer wonder drug for sinusitis and bronchitis, can lead to wonder because of personal need. antibiotic coach – one to confirm that you will finish the bottle. You may […]

Causes of Ear Pain

The causes of ear pain tend to vary based on age. Children are far more likely than adults to acquire an ear infection whereas adults with ear pain tend to be dealing with conditions not directly related to the ear. Ear pain causes include an inner ear infection, swimmer’s ear, a ruptured eardrum, earwax blockage, […]

Living with Acoustic Neuroma

Acoustic neuroma is fairly rare, but it is still one of the most common of the benign brain tumors. Acoustic neuroma develops on the eighth cranial nerve that originates in the brain and ends in your inner ear. The eighth cranial nerve is responsible for our balance and hearing. This type of tumor usually grows […]

Vertigo: Signs and Symptoms

Vertigo is the name of the 1958 Hitchcock classic. Vertigo is also the term used to describe the sensation that the world is spinning, when there is no actual movement. Until recently I hadn’t given much thought to the word vertigo in either context. That is, not until my world started spinning, and I found […]