Earaches

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Earaches

 

ELIMINATING EARACHES

 

Many medicines for earache are actually

ineffective even though still commonly prescribed.

Back in 1983, the February 10th issue of the NEW

ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE reported that a three-year

study of decongestants and antihistamines commonly

prescribed by ear specialists showed that they are no

better than nothing at all. Putting tubes in a

child's ears is hardly a pleasing alternative. When

your child (or adult family member) has pain in or

around the ear, here are some other approaches to

consider.

 

1. Simple earache is likely to be a symptom of an

ear infection. Almost anything you do to fight the

infection will fight the earache as well. Large doses

of vitamin C are especially effective. At high

levels, vitamin C is a natural antibiotic and

antihistamine. It will also reduce inflammation and

fever, and is safer than pharmaceutical drugs. HOW TO

LIVE LONGER AND FEEL BETTER by Dr. Linus Pauling, THE

HEALING FACTOR by Dr. Irwin Stone, and CLINICAL GUIDE

TO THE USE OF VITAMIN C edited by Lendon Smith, M.D.

will substantiate this. These are very important books

for you to read.

 

Details of vitamin C dosage and administration,

written by medical doctors, will be found at

 

http://www.doctoryourself.com/titration.html

http://www.doctoryourself.com/ortho_c.html

http://www.doctoryourself.com/klenner_table.html

http://www.doctoryourself.com/klennerpaper.html

 

2. Check and see if the upper neck bones are

misaligned. If one or more of these cervical

vertebrae are " out, " the resulting pinched nerve or

strained muscle can indeed lead to an earache. To

check this out, find the place where the neck, skull

and jaw meet. This spot is just under the ear. If

gentle pressure on this spot is painful, you may have

an earache that a chiropractor may be able to help.

It is worth it to find out.

 

3. Warm, damp compresses are a traditional

earache treatment. A washcloth moistened in warm tap

water works fine, and feels good.

 

4. To help relieve pressure and encourage natural

drainage, you can try a simple massage technique.

Gently press right under each ear. Now continue

pressing, moving downward and forward along and just

under the edge of the jawbone. You have just massaged

the Eustachian tubes. Eustachian tubes are internal

passages connecting each inner ear to its own opening

inside the upper throat. Repeatedly massaging like

this aids in relaxing, dilating and clearing this

tube. Before resorting to artificial tubes, let's try

the ones we were born with!

 

5. Naturopaths believe that ear aches and

infections are caused fundamentally by improper diet.

Many kids are fed meat, white bread, sugar and

chemically-doctored foods daily. This must stop, or

the earaches won't. A near-vegetarian diet with lots

of fruit, vegetable salads, whole grains, and non-meat

protein results in healthier children. Think that

your kids won't accept these good foods? Consider the

powerless alternative of medicines that are no better

than a placebo. Start them eating right early, and it

will pay dividends for a lifetime.

 

 

 

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