The most common causes of ear infection are bacteria and viruses in the middle ear. Common symptoms are earache, diarrhea, headache, tugging at the ear, poor response to sounds, fluid drainage from the ear, vomiting, problems with sleeping, high fever etc. Children suffer more from ear infections than adults. The ear contains three parts: outer, middle and inner and each part has important role in the process of hearing. The outer ear looks like a leaf and it captures the traveling sound waves. An ear part called pinna enables the sound waves to enter the ear channel. Then the sound waves reach the eardrum in the middle ear, where other important pats are located: hammer, anvil, stir up, semicircular, and middle canal. The sound wave then travel towards the inner ear where other very important parts are located, the cochlea, Eustachian tube, and nerves. As soon as the sound wave reaches the nerves, the brain starts with the processing after which we can recognize and understand the sound.
Every single part of the ear is prone to infections, but the most serious one appears in the inner ear. Damaged and raptured ear drum, as well as other complications can be prevented by proper treatment. If you neglect the infection it can become chronic and it can lead even to hearing loss. Fortunately, there are homemade remedies which can help against ear infection and earache, and the most effective ones are the following:
Garlic. Garlic is very effective in treating earache and ear infections.
Take 2-3 fresh garlic cloves and boil them for 5 minutes, then crush them and add some salt. Then put the mixture in clean cloth and place it on the infected ear. To accelerate the healing process, consume 2-3 cloves of garlic every day. You can also cook two garlic cloves in mustard or sesame oil until it becomes brownish in order to obtain garlic oil. Leave it to cool down in order not to apply it too hot, and apply four drops in the painful ear.
Salt. Salt is the most simple and available remedy for ear issues.
Put some salt in a pan and heat it at low temperature for several minutes. Put the warm salt in a cloth and close the open end tightly. While it is still warm, put the cloth on the ear for 5 to 10 minutes. This procedure should be repeated several times during the day. The heat will help the liquid to come out from the ear and to alleviate the pain and the swelling.
Onion. Onion is extremely beneficial against ear infections. Bake an onion for half an hour, cut it in two equal halves and put one of the half in a thick cotton cloth. Keep the cloth on the ear for 5 minutes. Then make a 10- minutes break and repeat the procedure.
Another way to use onions for this cause is to chop the onion and place it in a microwave for 1-2 minutes. Wait it to cool down and prepare onion juice. Apply 2-3 drops from the juice in the painful ear; wait for a while and then place the head in a proper position so the juice could come out from the ear.
Mango Leaf Juice
The extract obtained from mango leaves is very effective and quick remedy against ear infections. Prepare the mango leaves juice by crushing or grinding two or three leaves. Then warm the juice slightly. Put 3-4 drops in the painful ear using a dropper. The pain will disappear in a few minutes. If you want to defeat ear infection completely, repeat this treatment 2-3 times a day.
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