Natural Earache remedy

When I was young, I got a lot of earaches and whenever my mom'd take me to see the doc, he'd pour this oily stuff into my aching ear, and the ache would subside. I woke up this morning with a really bad earache and so I thought I'd try to recreate the oily earache med. It worked! Here it is:
Pour together a teaspoon olive oil and a few drops of "Mentholatum" oil (essential oils of peppermint, eucalyptus, cajeput, wintergreen, juniper, clove) in a small cup or bowl. Add a glob of topical arnica gel or a drop or two of arnica oil if you can find it. The gel will melt into the oil as it warms.
Warm the cup double-boiler style by setting it or holding it half-way submerged in a pot of boiling water. (Don't let any of the hot water get into the mixture.)
Once warm (NOT hot!), tilt head to side and use a tissue or eye-dropper to fill the ear up. Lay with head tilted for 5-10 minutes or until pain begins to subside.

I also combine this treatment with a sinus decongestant and advil or another swell-reducing pain medication. The trick with earaches is to reduce the swelling in the ear canal and allow the infection to drain. In fact, the antibiotic meds they give you at the doctor often work best because they reduce the swelling rather than actually kill the infection. Earaches are often not caused by bacteria but by virus or yeast and antibiotics don't do any good in these instances! Try the natural method first before you get antibiotics from the doc.

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