How to Treat Ear Infection at Home

Ear infection is the infection inside the ear. One type is infection of the middle ear and this is common in children. The symptoms are pain or itching in the ear, fever, hard of hearing, dizziness, fluid in ear, and vomiting. Another type is infection of the outer ear and it is common for swimmers. The symptoms for this type are itchiness in the ear, pain when moving your mouth, hard of hearing, and fever. Whatever type of infection you have, you can use the tips in this article to treat ear infection at home.

Instructions

• 1

  It's important to make sure that the inside of the ear is dry so take a blow dryer about 12 inches away from your head and use it to dry your ears.

• 2

  There are few solutions you can drop into your ear to heal the infected ear.

  1. 2-3 drops of garlic juice
  2. 2-3 drops of olive oil
  3. 2-3 drops of lobelia extract
  4. Wash your ear with colloidal silver - it is a natural antibiotic.
  5. 2-3 drops of mango leaf.

• 3

  Eat foods with lots of Vitamin C. You can also take Vitamin C supplements because it will help you boos your immune system so that it can fight the infection. Zinc is also known to reduce ear infection.

• 4

  Avoid processed food or foods with a lot of fat.