1,5 yo boy has ear infection

[timmyman]

Thanks to everybody. Much appreciated.

will continue with the stuff the dr. prescribed. Will heat the drops and continue with the antibiotics. Also will try to get him off dairy. Its just that it will be his second week on antibiotics then and i feel its really bad for him. But im not going to mess wiht his ears.

Thanks again for all the reassurance.

Make sure the drops are just barely warm.

Yes, antibiotics are not the best thing, but there are worse things. And if you have a clue, you can work to rebalance his system afterward. The main thing is to cut out all the things that contribute to poor health in children. There are many studies showing that dairy products are strongly correlated to ear infections. A high carb diet also.

So many of us have suffered with ear infections and our children, too, and we did not know the causes. Things can go very bad very fast with an ear infection. Not only that, they are very, very painful. There are two times in my life when I actually struck a doctor - just a reflexive reaction to incredible pain - and one of them was when she took hold of my ear and pulled it to get the otoscope in there. I was an adult at the time, too! I took a boatload of antibiotics for years, and used an ocean of ear-drops. Only when I changed my diet did I stop having problems. Same for my kids and their ears.

Ok... that makes a lot of sense.

His main diet is meat but he still does love the bottle. Been getting it always for bed time. I just suggested changing to tee. the infection is really small so he really doesnt complain about pain at all. Thats why its really difficult to medicate him.

Thanks for all your input.

 

[Laura]

The bottle at bedtime habit is a hard one to break. Maybe a transition using raw goat's milk from a natural dairy? Start watering it down one teaspoon of water a day. Drinking milk in a bottle at bedtime is strongly correlated to ear infections, colds, sinus infections, and so on.

 

[Hildegarda]

the infection is really small so he really doesnt complain about pain at all. Thats why its really difficult to medicate him.

I found that in young children the redness of the eardrum can stay for a few days or even for more than a week after the other symptoms (fever, irritability) have been resolved. Consider finishing the antibiotic and then giving it another week, and then rechecking. You might want to get your own pocket otoscope (there are cheap ones of decent quality sold on Amazon) and monitor your child's ear. I also did warm garlic oil drops and colloidal silver drops for my kids. They had a few ear infections and most of them went away without antibiotics. Other than fixing the diet, another preventive measure is nasal rinse with xylitol, and chiropractic adjustments. Hope your baby feels better soon.

 

[timmyman]

Hey

Im really glad to report that the baby is fine now. We tried the drops for a couple of times and he just cryed uncontrollably so we decided not to give him any more of those. also we stopped cleaning his ears as it turned out it wasn't necessary for babys so young. Cutting off the milk is near impossible but we have gotten him off mid night snacks, so thats a start atleast:)

Thanks again for all your input. The reassurance is the most appreciated for young parents running in the dark:)

 

[Gaby]

Hey

Im really glad to report that the baby is fine now.

Happy to hear he is doing better. Perhaps you should try goat-based dairy products as a transition to get him off. It is far more tolerable than cow-based products.

 

[SeekinTruth]

Glad to hear the baby's doing better, timmyman. :)

 

[KristinLynne]

Hey timmyman, I maybe to late but I am having trouble with my ears too. They are blocked up atm but I'm not sure if I have an infection. This caused me to do a little searching and I came across this article about essential oil. I started using lavender and have been sleeping on a heating pad to help with the build up of pressure. While it hasn't cleared up, it has helped some and your baby might find a little relief from using them.

_http://creativechristianmama.com/natural-remedies-for-ear-infection/#comment-3875

And loreta, thank you for the link. I've ordered the Dr.Reckeweg, R1 Anginacid product and hope is helps with my drainage/blockage problem. I have been doing the detox and read where people may experience a healing crises of sorts and think that may be what I'm dealing with. I also like many of you had a lot of ear infections growing up, but this is a bit different. When my ear does decide to drain if I'm on heat, it start to tickle and itch. I've been trying any home remedy to help but the last week the blockage seems worse for me and my hearing is muffled.