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Published November 07, 2007 07:18 pm - There’s no telling how often moms and/or dads have to miss work and remain home with a little one who is running a temperature and is, no doubt, extremely cranky.
Jody Godfrey: Ear infections are a common ailment
In this article I’ll be investigating infant and juvenile ear infections. Much of what I found isn’t real encouraging as far as a quick, natural for-sure solution, but a part of it does lend a little more hope to a condition that literally wears us all out!
There’s no telling how often moms and/or dads have to miss work and remain home with a little one who is running a temperature and is, no doubt, extremely cranky.
Next to a cold, an ear infection is the most common childhood illness. Middle ear infections are one of the top reasons for a visit to the doctor. This common ailment plagues kiddos from 3 months to 3 years.
Symptoms of an ear infection include earache, fullness/pressure in the ears, fever, irritability/restlessness, decreased appetite and nasal discharge. Neglecting these symptoms could lead to a ruptured ear drum, then ultimate hearing loss.
Causes
If the ears aren’t working just right, they can be very much like a petri dish in which a scientist grows bacteria strains.
The majority of ear infections are caused by viruses, which antibiotics are useless against.
When antibiotics are repeatedly used for middle ear infections in children, it increases the chance of further infection by 200 to 600 percent, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Ninety percent of children get better just as fast whether or not they take antibiotics. There is no significant difference in the speed of pain relief, how quickly temperature returns to normal or how quickly the discharge stops.
Recommendations
* Try to make certain that your child’s ear infections aren’t from a food source. Believe it or not, it’s relatively easy to determine if an allergy is the culprit. Just type in your search engine “how to check for food allergies” and you’ll discover many ways you can go about making this important determination.
* Adopt a natural-living lifestyle. Even though ear infections seem to be the norm, it doesn’t have to be so with your children. The natural-living lifestyle is comprehensive in its approach to diet, supplements and natural medical care. Eat organic foods; avoid meat, dairy and processed foods; and just browse in a natural-food market or health-food store, as well as consult a naturopathic doctor.
* Vitamin/mineral deficiencies affect the immune system. Follow label directions for children’s doses. Too much vitamin C can cause diarrhea.
* Gargling with salt water can help clear Eustachian tubes.
* Essential fatty acids are important for treating ear infections. They help control inflammation anywhere in the body, especially swelling in the ear tube. Evening primrose oil is an excellent source, as well as flaxseed oil.
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