Regarding lymph infection in a four year old

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My four-year-old has had a condition for the past several months

(perhaps going back as late as the end of October). Initially we

thought it was her ear. We noticed that her right ear (mainly the

lobe) was pinkish purple and swollen. We spent one week putting

garlic drops in her ear thinking that it was an internal problem with

the ear. After looking inside, however, I became convinced that the

ear itself was okay, and that perhaps it was a skin problem. I tried

rubbing essential oils on the area and began to notice that the

redness extended to the back of the ear. I also became aware that

the lymph node was hard and inflamed. All this while, my daughter

didn't complain about her ear hurting or bothering her. We have

since noticed that since the ear is feverish, she does rub and want

to itch it.

On December 24th we took my daughter to a homeopathic doctor. He

agreed that it was a localized infection of the lymph node. He ruled

out problems with the inner ear and also my fears of lymphoma.

Initially he used a beetle poultice which he hoped would draw the

infection out. We also cut back on dairy and sugar in her diet at

this time. When we returned to the doctor, he didn't see any

significant improvement and prescribed the self-blood treatment.

We religiously administered these drops for four weeks and still

didn't see any improvement. We haven't been back to the homeopath,

and I have been trying to see some improvement through high dosages

of herb tinctures (goldenseal/echincacea and Oregon grape fruit

combinations) gentle massage of the lymph.

The lymph directly below the ear is swollen to the size of a very

hard pea. The lymph in between her scapula and her clavicle is often

swollen as well. The lobe is so swollen that it, too, is now hard.

Any ideas that you have would be very helpful.