How to Treat Infected Ears Herbally

Ear infections can be painful, but they are also rather common. While your doctor can prescribe you medicine for an ear infection, you can also try some all natural herbal treatments at home that may help clear up your ear infection.

Things You'll Need

• Garlic
• Mullein oil
• Dropper
• Warm cloth
• Cup

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Instructions

• 1

  Get your garlic oil. You can usually buy garlic oil at most health food stores in liquid form or liquid capsule form, or you can make it at home.

• 2

  To make it at home, chop about three or four cloves of garlic in to chunks then put them in a bowl with about a half a cup of mullein oil. Place the bowl in a microwave for one minute and allow to cool down, or put over the stove and let simmer for about 10 minutes on medium heat, again allowing for it to cool.

• 3

  Once you have your garlic oil, collect some into a dropper. Lie on your side with the infected ear up and drop in two to three drops of the lukewarm garlic oil. Lie still for about five minutes. When you sit up use a small cup or washcloth to collect any excess oil.

• 4

  Repeat this process two to three times a day until the infection clears up.