The sea beckons, the pool is open. Kids dance in and out, splash about. Pain in a red, hot Swimmer’s Ear needs attention.
An inflamed ear may need a check at the local clinic. But before you go, remember, homeopathy offers holistic and natural care. The right remedy can prevent and eliminate swimmers’ ear and inflammation and pain in the ear. It may even obviate the need for the trip to the clinic.
Below are three remedies that feature pain in the OUTER EAR, which is usually red and inflamed.
Tearing, stitching and violent pain in the external ear. It comes on suddenly. The face is often red, eyes, glassy. Sometimes the pain extends to the side of the face. Belladonna
When the outside of the ear is red and hot and stinging and the patient is panicky/restless, look to Aconite.
When the outside of the ear is red and swollen and there is intense itching, Pulsatllla is the remedy. The shooting, darting pain gets worse at night. Sometimes there’s mucous or pus discharge. The ear may feel blocked.
A great combination for blocked or inflamed ears after surfing or swimming is Chamomilla 200c/ Mercurius 200c / Kali Mur 200c.
Here are top remedies for pain INSIDE the ear:
An earache can be dull and throbbing or sharp and tearing. Usually, middle ear infection (Otitis media) is the cause. Sometimes the ear reflects a pain elsewhere in the body. Tonsillitis, sinusitis, jaw trouble, adenoids are examples.
For hearing difficulty or loss that comes with a feeling that the ear is blocked, try Mullein oil drops in the ear if you think wax is the culprit.
For nerve pain that affects especially the LEFT SIDE of the face, or if chewing causes electric shock-like pain (worse for movement) look at Verbascum (Latin for Mullein)
Ear ache with sore throat? Here, throat pain extends to the ears. Usually the pain shoots or tears and is worse at night. There may be thick, yellow effluvia from the ears which may smell. Merc sol offers relief.
Ear ache on the RIGHT SIDE which moves to the left is a signal to consider Lycopodium. Pains are pressing and bursting. There is usually some deafness. An offensive, thick yellow discharge may be present. The child is chilly and worse between 4 and 8pm. The earache is often caused by a cold Scarlet Fever.
If you’re not certain which remedy to give, get in touch for an Acute Consultation.
If there’s a chronic ear problem, a Full Consultation will allow sufficient time to explore the origins and find a long-lasting remedy.
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