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My DD had her first earache.

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Last night while I was in the shower she complained to DH that her ear hurt. DH brushed it off because she was playing around. We put her to bed and she is trying to tell me something but I cant understand what she wants to say. I just assumed she didnt want to go to bed. About an hour later she woke up screaming and crying saying her ear hurt. DH said it was the same ear she pointed to earlier. (At this point I didnt know she had complained earlier.)
Anyway, I gave her some motrin for the pain, and I put some garlic infused oil into her ear. She slept fine and when she woke up she said her ear was better.

Should I keep putting garlic oil in her ear for a couple more days, or should I stop because she feels better? What else can I do to help her?
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She has a runny nose today, so I am going to assume the ear ache was a viral thing. She hasnt complained about it all day. I am going to give her one more dose of garlic oil tonight before bed and see how she does tomorrow.
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Lydiah, I'm sorry I don't have any suggestions for you but I'm wondering how you make the garlic infused oil? I've heard of that... do you just gently heat olive? oil with a few cloves of garlic?
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Originally Posted by onetrumpeter View Post
Lydiah, I'm sorry I don't have any suggestions for you but I'm wondering how you make the garlic infused oil? I've heard of that... do you just gently heat olive? oil with a few cloves of garlic?
Yep thats pretty much it. You dont want to cook the garlic to cook, just warm up. The garlic is antimicrobial and the oil is soothing. Dont forget to crush the garlic first.
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I would probably do the garlic oil for another day. I get ear infections sometimes, garlic oil almost always works for me.
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