I might be getting an ear infection-What to do?

[texasfarmom]

First I am 23 weeks pregnant. I have had a cold for the last 7 days. Now I feel like I am getting an ear infection in my right ear. I don't want to go to the doctor and hear that there is nothing they can do because I am pregnant.

I would prefer to do something homeopathic or different besides antibiotics. I am not sure if it is a full fledged ear infection or not at this point, but I think it is moving that way.

Does anyone have any suggestions? TIA

[tanyalynn]

Massage around my son's ear helped a lot with his EI, it should help promote drainage. Long strokes in front of the ear, my DO says all the way down to your collarbone, also long strokes behind the ear, again to the collarbone. And pulling the top of your ears up and out. If you can see someone who does CST or a chiropractor, I'd do that. And consider if you could have food sensitivities. That's why DS got his EI, he was coming off a bad cold and I let him have some of one of his food intolerances--normally he can tolerate some, but when he was already so congested, bad plan. For lots of people it seems to be dairy related to congestion/ear infection problems.

If you did need to go to a doc, and they thought it needed treatment, they would prescribe an antibiotic. Some are contraindicated during pregnancy, but there are some considered safe and appropriate.

[Panserbjorne]

I like using onion juice in the ear for ear infections-takes the pain away almost immediately and is very inexpensive. You can also use garlic oil and or mullein.

I would certainly second what Tanya said above-and for kids I like to do the massage with castor oil (externally) and some EO's or hypericum-oil or tincture will work.

I also tend to use homeopathy-but that's a bit more involved and individualized. Cell salts are easier to use though and are excellent in pregnancy. Ferrum phos would be the one I'd use in this situation.

HTH.