They disagree, if you or your family is swimming this summer, someone is going to get a swimmer’s ear. Swimmer’s ear is damage and/or inflammation of the outer ear and ear canal caused by overexposure to, you guessed it, water. When water stagnates in the ear canal, bacteria can grow in and around the ear, […]
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Jun
Jun
Summer is a time to have fun, laze by the pool or play in the waves at the beach. It can also be the time for a painful infection known as swimmer’s ear. There are many home remedies for swimmer’s ear that will have them back in the water in no time. Swimmer’s ear is […]
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Ear and ear infections are miserable, and the sooner they can be relieved, the better. While antibiotics are typical, they are not the only option. For those of us looking to avoid antibiotics, oral oil is a time-tested remedy for ear infections. Verbena is a tall, erect-stemmed plant that grows wild in most parts of […]
Swimmer’s ear is a bacterial infection of the outer ear canal. In the medical field, it’s called “acute external otitis” or “otitis externa”. It’s commonly caused by water stuck in the ear after swimming, hence its name. It can also be caused by other water sports, or when there is excessive moisture left in the […]
IMPORTANT NOTE: ALWAYS READ THE ENTIRE LABEL FOR MEDICINAL HEALTH HERBAL FRUITS DO NOT HAVE SOMETHING YOU ARE ALLERGIC TO OR DO NOT MIX WITH OTHER MEDICINES YOU ARE TAKING. Small notes It is the flower of the Humulus hopus, mentioned by Pliny the Greater in his Natural History. Common in the temperate regions of […]
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As a child, I spent a lot of time swimming or engaging in other water-related activities. Unfortunately, I also suffered from frequent swimmer’s ear. Because of that experience I learned how to reduce my chances of contracting an ear infection With that said, here are five swimmer’s ear prevention techniques that you may want to […]
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Dec
My son had chronic ear infections when he was a baby. He’d get over one ear infection, and develop another a few weeks later. We were pumping round after round of antibiotics into his little system with no relief. The doctor was talking about surgery to put tubes in his ears. We were not excited […]
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 […]
Any type of pain can prevent you from carrying out your daily activities and enjoying life as normal, yet ear pain can keep you up at night with excruciating pain that can make you restless and frustrated. Longing for ear pain relief is what you and those around you will miss if you have ear […]
Having fluid draining from your ear is certainly not something people are accustomed to experiencing. Medically this drainage is known as otorrhea, and it has many potential causes. In order to diagnose the cause of the drainage, it is important to know how long it has been happening, how severe it is, and exactly under […]
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