How to Sooth an Earache Naturally

How to sooth an earache naturally

Instructions

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  Wanting to sooth an earache naturally is an option when you can not make it to your doctor. If the problem persist you will want to see your doctor immediately. There are several things you can try at home to help sooth that unbearable earache. For most of us an earache and a toothache are some of the most horrible things.

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  First you can try Echinacea it is a herb treatment. You will take a teaspoon 3 times a day by mouth. Then if you can find the liquid form at your local health store or drugstore you can drop a few drops into the ear every 4 hours. If you can not obtain these items you can also you olive oil. You warm the olive oil and apply only to the outside of the ear. You do not have to take any by mouth. This will only help with the pain it will not cure the earache.

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  The best think you can do when you have a cold or earache is to avoid products belonging to the milk food group. These items produce mucus. You can also grate a carrot or onion and heat them until warm and place in a piece of cheese cloth and place onto of the ear for 10 minutes or more. This is to pull the infection out of the ear. Again these are temporary fixes until you can reach your family doctor.