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Treatment of exudative otitis media at home by alternative means
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Persistent serous inflammation of the mucous membrane of the auditory tube and the tympanic cavity refers to very serious diseases, which should be treated by a qualified doctor. But there are a number of methods that make it possible to alleviate a painful condition at home.
- To reduce pain, use poppy milk, which is made from 5-7 green poppy heads and a glass of fresh milk. Ingredients are mixed and cooked over low heat for 30-40 minutes. After cooling, the finished product is used to rinse the diseased organ.
- Freshly squeezed basil or calanchoe juice perfectly cures pain. The agent is instilled 2-3 times a day for 5-7 drops.
- To remove serous exudate, use a turunda with wild garlic juice. To prepare the medicine, take a teaspoon of the ground plant and pour a glass of boiling water. After 20 minutes strain through gauze and apply for compresses.
- After purifying the ear of pus, for the removal of the inflammatory process, you can use turundas from a combination of plantain juice and hare cabbage 1: 1.
Also, proper nutrition should be attributed to home methods of treatment of exudative otitis. In the daily diet should increase the number of foods rich in vitamin C: dog rose, hawthorn, citrus.
Before using the abovementioned medical methods, you should consult an otolaryngologist. Self-medication can aggravate the pathological process and cause serious complications.
Alternative treatment
Many patients combine prescription therapy with non-traditional therapies , that is, alternative therapies. In case of serous inflammation of the middle ear, such recipes are used:
- Pour a couple of tablespoons of chopped walnut leaves with pre-boiled vegetable oil. The drug should be infused in a dark place for 3-4 months. The drug is used for compresses and treatment of the inner surface of the ear.
- 1-2 cloves of garlic, add vegetable oil and cook on low heat. Pour the oil mixture into a glass jar and let it steep for 1-1.5 weeks. Finished medicine for 2-3 drops in the diseased ear.
- Take a tablespoon of hare fat and melt. Warm up warm fat in the sick body 2 times a day, applying a warm dry bandage on top.
- A couple tablespoons of fresh mint leaves fill with 200 ml of vodka and let it brew for 1-2 weeks. The finished product is filtered and digested 3 drops every 3 hours for 3-5 days.
Before using alternative methods, you should consult your doctor. It should be borne in mind that with exudative ear damage, alternative drugs can not be an alternative to drug therapy.
Treatment of exudative otitis media
Phytotherapy is used in the treatment of many diseases, including in the case of serous inflammation of the middle ear. Consider the most effective medicinal recipes for exudative otitis:
- A tablespoon of herbs wormwood fill 100 ml of alcohol and let it brew in a dark cool place for 10-15 days, periodically shaking. The resulting product is filtered and used as ear drops or for wetting the turunda for the diseased organ.
- Take the head of onions and bake it in the oven to let the onion juice. Carefully wring out all the vegetable liquid through the cheesecloth and dig it into the sore ear. For treatment, you can use the juice of fresh onion, soaking in that turunda and inserting for 1-2 hours in the ear canal.
- Pour a glass of water 5-7 laurel leaves and cook over low heat. After boiling the pan with broth is well wrapped with a towel and let it brew for 4-6 hours. Finished medicine is filtered and digested for 8-10 drops 2-3 times a day.
- A teaspoon of chamomile flowers in a pharmacy pour boiling water and let it brew for 30-60 minutes. Strain and use to rinse the ear. The therapeutic fluid should be warm, because too hot or cold will intensify the pain. Infusion of chamomile has an antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effect.
- Thoroughly grind 2 tablespoons of sorrel roots. Vegetable raw pour 500 ml of boiling water, cook over low heat, evaporating liquid. As soon as the broth boils at ½ it is considered ready. The medicine is filtered and used for washing and warm compresses.
Before using the above herbs, you should make sure that there are no allergic reactions to herbal components and consult with your doctor.
Kalanchoe with exudative otitis
A herbal remedy with medicinal properties, used in various fields of medicine, is a Kalanchoe.
Useful properties of the plant:
- Anti-inflammatory.
- Disinfecting.
- Bactericidal.
- Antibacterial.
- Wound healing.
- Haemostatic.
- Antioxidant.
With exudative otitis, Kalanchoe relieves inflammation and promotes the removal of accumulated secretions. Also, the plant has a harmful effect on the pathogenic flora.
To ease the painful condition, you must thoroughly wash a couple of leaves of Kalanchoe and squeeze out the juice from them. In the resulting plant liquid, a cotton swab is moistened and placed in the ear canal. If there is a purulent discharge, then alcoholic tincture is prepared. To do this, the juice is mixed with vodka or alcohol (no more than 40% of the total volume) and insists in a dark cool place for 10-14 days. Tincture is instilled in the ear 2-3 drops a day 1-2 times a day.
Before using the plant, contraindications should be taken into account. Kalanchoe is banned for allergic reactions, during pregnancy, with tumor lesions of the body and reduced pressure.
Homeopathy
One of the alternative means for treating purulent inflammation of the mucosa of the auditory tube and the tympanic cavity is homeopathy. Means are selected individually, taking into account the nature of the course of the disease and the characteristics of the patient's body.
- Aconitum - acute pain in the ears, feverish condition, increased sensitivity to loud noises and noise. Dry cough, stuffy nose, thirst.
- Belladonna - strong earaches and migraine, inflammation of the throat and tonsils. Hyperemia of the facial skin, dilated pupils, high body temperature.
- Ferrumphosphoricum - pulsating pain in the ears, frequent nasal bleeding.
- Mercurius - acute and chronic otitis with severe pain and serous discharge. Ringing and pulsation in the ears, sore throat, bad breath.
- Pulsatilla - pain after hypothermia, nasal congestion, cough, febrile condition. From the ear separates the viscous purulent secret. There are pulsating pains, hearing loss.
- Chamomilla - acute pain in the ear, increased sensitivity to touch, irritability. Noises in the ears, the cheek on the side of the affected organ is hyperemic.
- Magnesium phosphoricum - intense spasmodic pain.
If the alternative means is selected correctly, then improvement of the patient's condition with exudative otitis is observed on the 2-3 day of therapy. The dosage of preparations and the features of their use are determined by the homeopath doctor.