Cleared Ear Infection Caused By Neti Pot
Author: Tania H.
Skill: Massage Therapist
Date: 07-01-2014
Views: 6,360
Word Count: 282
Questions Received: 0
Testimonial ID: 9846-OR
Brand Neutral: No
Scientific Studies: 8
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This spring, like many other people, I suffered from allergies worse than I ever had. My newborn baby even suffered. Even though doctors said she was too young to have allergies, I still truly believe that is what it was.
I decided to try some essential oils to help alleviate our suffering. I would give her a bath and diffuse some Eucalyptus oil to help open her up so that she could breathe. Then I would give her a bath with some Lavender and Rosemary oils diluted in the bath water, and that would help her sleep.
While I worried about helping her, I kind of neglected myself. I ended up with a sinus infection. I used a neti pot to clear out my sinuses one night and ended up waking in the middle of my sleep with excruciating pain in my left ear.
I went to a doctor in the morning and was diagnosed with an ear infection caused by the neti pot pushing the bacteria into my ear. They gave me an antibiotic and steroid drops to use, but because I am still nursing my baby, I did not like the idea of using them.
I turned to essential oils to help with the pain and drainage. I used the Purification oil blend every day, 3 times a day, until the symptoms went away. I rubbed the oils on the back side of my ear and down my neck. I also put a drop on a cotton ball and placed it in the opening of my ear. Within a week the pain had gone away and my ear had started to drain.
I believe that the essential oils helped both of us out.
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| Supporting Scientific Studies | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Associated topics: breathing-/-inhale — "In confirming the presence of peripheral airways dysfunction in nonsmokers with uncomplicated common colds, our data imply that the changes can be modified favorably by short-term aromatics inhalation." | Link |
| 2. | Associated topics: ear-ache-/-infection-(Otitis) — "Essential oils or their components placed in the ear canal can provide effective treatment of acute otitis media." | Link |
| 3. | Associated topics: breathing-/-inhale,sinus-infection — "Cineole has mucolytic, bronchodilating and anti-inflammatory properties and reduces the exacerbation rate in patients suffering from COPD, as well as ameliorates symptoms in patients suffering from asthma and rhinosinusitis.... The effects of Cineole in the treatment of acute bronchitis were clearly measurable and could be proven after a treatment period of merely 4 days. This study corroborates the fact that Cineole actively and significantly reduces cough frequency after four days." | Link |
| 4. | Associated topics: breastfeeding-/-milk-supply-/-nursing-/-lactation — "Foeniculum vulgare Mill, commonly called fennel, has been used in traditional medicine for a wide range of ailments related to digestive, endocrine, reproductive, and respiratory systems. Additionally, it is also used as a galactagogue agent for lactating mothers.... Foeniculum vulgare has emerged as a good source of traditional medicine and it provides a noteworthy basis in pharmaceutical biology for the development/formulation of new drugs and future clinical uses." | Link |
| 5. | Associated topics: ear-ache-/-infection-(Otitis) — "[We] investigate[d] antimicrobial treatment of an infected [Staphylococcus aureus] cochlear implant, undertaken in an attempt to salvage the infected device.... 5 percent tea tree oil completely eradicated the biofilm following exposure for 1 hour.... Treatment of infected cochlear implants with novel agents such as tea tree oil could significantly improve salvage outcome." | Link |
| 6. | Associated topics: sinus-infection — "The antibacterial activity of 14 essential oils and their major constituents in the gaseous state was evaluated against [respiratory tract pathogens] Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Staphylococcus aureus. [The] oils [with cinnamon bark, lemongrass, and thyme being most potent] and their major constituents were shown to be effective against various bacteria tested.... These results indicate that the antibacterial action of essential oils was most effective when at high vapor concentration for a short time." | Link |
| 7. | Associated topics: sinus-infection — "The result for the primary end point was validated by the amelioration of the following secondary end points: headache on bending, frontal headache, sensitivity of pressure points of trigeminal nerve, impairment of general condition, nasal obstruction, and rhinological secretion.... In patients with acute nonpurulent rhinosinusitis, timely treatment with cineole [a.k.a. eucalyptol... found in eucalyptus, camphor laurel, laurus nobilis, tea tree, mugwort, basil, wormwood, rosemary, sage, and cannabis] is effective and safe before antibiotics are indicated." | Link |
| 8. | Associated topics: breathing-/-inhale — "Essential Oil Diffusion [lavender, marjoram, balsam fir, and peppermint] for the Treatment of Persistent Oxygen Dependence in a Three-Year-Old Child With Restrictive Lung Disease With Respiratory Syncytial Virus [RSV] Pneumonia: A 3-year-old female with central core disorder, a static myopathy affecting type one muscle fibers, with an 18-day history of oxygen requirement, acute desaturation episodes on high-flow oxygen, and persistent upper-lobe atelectasis... experienced a rapid reduction in oxygen requirement when treated with diffused plant essential oils after insufficient response to N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and dornase alfa." | Link |
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