Home remedies for an ear infection?

Question

I think i have an ear infection. it doesnt hurt too much but its been about 2 weeks now. i really only notice the slight pain in my right ear when i swallow or when im lying in bed. i dont have health insureance and i dont want to go to the doctor unless i have to. because i know it will be alot! please let me know if you know of any ways to get rid of it.

thank you so much.

Answer 1

When I was a kid, my mom would heat a scarf and tie it around my head/ears. It worked. Sometimes she would pour a 1/2 teaspoon of warm (NOT HOT) vegetable or mineral oil in my ear. When my little sister came along my mom got into alternative cures and she found one (I think from Edgar Cayce) that sounds gross but according to my sister it works really really well. Cut a large onion in half. Warm it in the microwave and hold it against your ear.  

Answer 2

extra virgin olive oil on a cotton swab,but don't go all of the way in. You can mix a little tea tree oil with it as well,but never put on deep cuts and it's for external use only. It gets a little hot so mix it with olive oil. These two will kill infection and nourish ear. Remember not too far in.

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Answer 3

I heard that you can drip a bit of warm olive oil right into the ear, massage it a bit from the outside and place a cotton ball so it stays warm and doesn't drip out. It may not necessarily be an infection but you could have fluid build up which also causes pain.  

Answer 4

have you heard of ear candles? they sell them at GNC. you may need some one to help you use them if you have never before. its a hollow tube made of beeswax and you put it in your ear and burn down the end. it brings up anything that is down inside your ear. it also comes in a two pack so you can do both ears. it sound dangerous and kinda out-there but it works really well.