Earache

USE THIS REMEDY IF:

you have a pain in your ear, with a feeling of fullness or blockage, and a decrease in your hearing.

Usually ear problems begin a few days after swimming, after flying in a plane, after driving in the mountains, or with the onset of a cold.

If you have a cold, use THE COLD PREVENTATIVE, page 277, together with STIMULATING YOUR HEALING RESPONSE, page 253, instead of this remedy. Earache can also herald the onset of FLU, page 145.

If your cold is gone but it leaves you with an earache, this remedy should help.

HOW TO USE THIS REMEDY:

Make and drink this remedy every 15 minutes until your earache is relieved and your hearing returns. For mild cases three of four glasses will be all you need.

In more severe cases, you might need you to 10 glasses of this remedy. However, before you continue to use this remedy this long, be sure that you ear problem is making steady progress.

Stop using this remedy as soon as you feel recovered.

If you experience no improvements after 3 glasses of this remedy, switch to the most appropriate among the alternative remedies listed below, or use the RESISTANCE, page 229.

ALTERNATIVE REMEDIES TO CONSIDER:

Ache, page 73
(if irritable, use concurrently) Moodiness, page 185
(if fever) Sudden High Fever, page 265
(on your way to the doctor) Pain, page 197
Allergies, page 81
Chronic muscle tension in the jaw can cause pain similar to an earache. If you suspect tension is your problem, try WORRYING, page 303, TENSION RELEASE, page 273, or STRESS, page 261. Also read Combating Stress, page 315.

MEDICAL ALERT:

If the pain persists more than a few days after you begin using these remedies, if the pain increases, or if you have hearing loss, ask a physician to examine your ear.

The Well Adult: page 221 discusses inner ear infections, while page 223 focuses on swimmer's ear.

Earache

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