Ear Infections

October 31, 2003

Ditto for us also ... dairy

ear infections

>I beleave my son

>recurrent ear infection were >nothing more than a very bad >yeast over growth

My son's were all caused by dairy. I took the dairy out and they stopped.

Prue

October 31, 2003

There's a book that had been helpful to others called Childhood Ear

Infections by A. Schmidt. He also wrote a book called Beyond

Antibiotics.

Robin

October 31, 2003

I agree. My 13 mo old NT daughter had her first ear infection last

month. She's cutting lots of teeth right now. Guess what, I started

giving her cottage cheese for breakfast (which she LOVES :-( ) 2 mos

ago. Took her two days ago, her ears are getting infected again.

Haven't started the antibiotics, but did stop giving her the cottage

cheese. She seemed a little better today, about 3 days into the no

cheese.

Debi

> >I beleave my son

> >recurrent ear infection were >nothing more than a very bad >yeast

over growth

>

> My son's were all caused by dairy. I took the dairy out and they

stopped.

> Prue

>

October 31, 2003

so is it that the partially digested lactose is feeding

yeast/bacteria and that is contributing to the ear infection?

what happens if pep is used with milk or the cheese?

since children don't seem to have the same ear infection problem on

scd yogurt(minimal lactose) that might be an inference. in theory

would pep do the same job?

> > >I beleave my son

> > >recurrent ear infection were >nothing more than a very bad

>yeast

> over growth

> >

> > My son's were all caused by dairy. I took the dairy out and they

> stopped.

> > Prue

> >

November 1, 2003

Hi all, my son is now 7, and had chronic ear infections starting at the age

of 8 mo. , has had two sets of tubes, and then we had him tested for food

allergies thru an homeopath at the age of 2. What makes me so angry is that I

asked my pediatrician to test him for food allergies, and he laughed at me, but

he

didn't hesitate to send us to a specialist for ear surgery. I remember

asking the ear specialist about maybe my son being allergic to milk, he said it

was

unlikely.

Alot of these ear specialists would be put out of business, if parents tried

taking dairy products away first.

After having him tested at age 2, found out he was allergic to 8 different

foods, and number one culprit was dairy, and yeast. Hasnt had an ear infect.

since.

Rhonda

7yr old, Autism, Adhd, DSI

November 1, 2003

> I agree. My 13 mo old NT daughter had her first ear infection last

> month. She's cutting lots of teeth right now. Guess what, I started

> giving her cottage cheese for breakfast (which she LOVES :-( ) 2

mos

> ago. Took her two days ago, her ears are getting infected again.

This isn't any help with the cause, but someone on this list

recommended garlic/mullein ear drops for ear infections. n had

an

ear infection last week -- I tried the drops, and he was better in a

matter of hours. When I think of all the rounds of antibiotics he was

put on as an infant that did *not work, I feel like my head is going

to burst into flame.

Nell

March 4, 2004

I have to agree about getting off the antibiotic roller coaster.

Unfortunately, I went down that road with both of my boys. They

suffered chronic ear infections with fluid and had been on so many

antibiotics, it's sick. They did end up getting tubes in their ears

and haven't had any ear infections since.

But if I knew then that the antibiotics were harming them and there

were natural alternatives, I would have chose the latter.

The pediatrician just kept writing prescriptions for them (and

telling me to give them Tylenol for the pain)and I would ask about

tubes and she would say, let's wait and see.

It got to the point where I couldn't watch my boys suffer any more

and took my boys to the ENT and demanded tubes, and he agreed after

looking at their track record and their fluid filled ears.

I have heard people had great success treating ear infections with

garlic and mullein oil. Also I have heard that cod liver oil is

good for preventing them.

Good luck,

> Hi,

> I would strongly encourage you to get off the antibiotic roller

> coaster. My son had chronic ear infections as well, and we did

> antibiotics for 18 months. He got PE tubes which stopped it, but I

> would encourage you to try other methods before this one as it

> involves surgery and anesthesia, and exposure to lots of

> bacteria while in the hospital.

> Homeopathy also worked for him after the tubes fell out. We

> went through two ear infections without tubes and antibiotics-

> just using homeopathy and garlic oil in his ears. We had several

> nights of being up with a cranky kid, but I was so thrilled when

he

> got better without antibiotics!

> There are several good books for acute homeopathic

> treatments- you could probably find them at a bookstore or

> library. There's also a lot of info on the internet. You match the

> child's symptoms to the remedy then you can get the remedies

> at the health food store. Good luck!

March 10, 2004

<<This is excellent news. Thank you for sharing. Not that I'll gloat,

but my

pediatrician has eaten more crow in the last year than I think she cares

to.>>

It's hard for the MDs! By the way, thanks for your advice about my

non-speaking little guy...I tried to respond to you and several others,

and my computer wouldn't send it...long story short, it had a virus, and

by the time I got it straightened out, the board had moved on to bigger

and better things.

I did start him on enzymes with the yogurt, which seems to help his

congestion if nothing else. I know enzymes are not " supposed " to help

true allergies and certain intolerances, but they totally clear up my

congestion with dairy, and no-fenol prevents my son being congested with

corn.

I am starting to wonder about the wisdom of the " Baby Signs "

books...yesterday he signed " frog " for me when he saw one on TV. We've

only read the " Animal Signs " maybe 3 or 4 times in the last 8 months,

and haven't touched it in a month or more, and he never did the sign

before. Is he just soaking up all this knowledge to have at his

disposal if and when he needs it? Does he just figure it's a heck of a

lot easier to talk with his hands than with his mouth?

Argggh, the fits they give us...

M

March 10, 2004

Dear ,

Your " are they soaking this up all this knowledge? " question hit a chord

with me...Even at 7 years old, still every once in a while comes up

with songs/ideas he learned one or two years before he was verbal. He was

in Early Intervention and preschool classes at ages 20 mos-5 years

old...Didn't participate much... in his own world. Only a few word

vocabulary in the beginning. Once he began talking, he began singing entire

songs even though he didn't talk while he was in that class...I do believe

they are soaking all of this up...It's like a computer that you put

information into.

I believe that is why so many kids have bad tantrums: they can't

communicate what they want, what they know...I believe ANY sort of

communication is better than none if they're not ready to speak yet.

Signing, PECS, whatever. The whole world opens up when someone understands

what you are thinking! There is an 11 year-old nonverbal girl at one of

's therapies who began facilitated communication last year. She now

can type things herself, point to words on a board...She is 1000% happier.

It is amazing.

I hope this is coherent...I am pretty overwhelmed today, but wanted to

encourage you to let him sign/communicate however he can, and also that

nonverbal doesn't mean he's not soaking things up.

Blessings on your day -

, mom to and

RE:ear infections

> <<This is excellent news. Thank you for sharing. Not that I'll gloat,

> but my

> pediatrician has eaten more crow in the last year than I think she cares

> to.>>

>

> It's hard for the MDs! By the way, thanks for your advice about my

> non-speaking little guy...I tried to respond to you and several others,

> and my computer wouldn't send it...long story short, it had a virus, and

> by the time I got it straightened out, the board had moved on to bigger

> and better things.

>

> I did start him on enzymes with the yogurt, which seems to help his

> congestion if nothing else. I know enzymes are not " supposed " to help

> true allergies and certain intolerances, but they totally clear up my

> congestion with dairy, and no-fenol prevents my son being congested with

> corn.

>

> I am starting to wonder about the wisdom of the " Baby Signs "

> books...yesterday he signed " frog " for me when he saw one on TV. We've

> only read the " Animal Signs " maybe 3 or 4 times in the last 8 months,

> and haven't touched it in a month or more, and he never did the sign

> before. Is he just soaking up all this knowledge to have at his

> disposal if and when he needs it? Does he just figure it's a heck of a

> lot easier to talk with his hands than with his mouth?

>

> Argggh, the fits they give us...

>

> M

>

March 11, 2004

In a message dated 3/11/04 8:19:31 PM Eastern Standard Time,

amattson@... writes:

> She suggested a program called Fast Forward

I have heard good things and know a few people who have done it. It, too, is

very expensive.

March 12, 2004

I've done a lot of research on this, and the brain processes verbal language

differently than sign language. It is apples and oranges. I so love the

freedom sign language gives us, and the frustration it cuts out on. These

kids aren't in general lazy, and most of what they do has a purpose, even if

we don't understand it. Most neurotypical kids comprehend faster than they

can verbalize, and with our kids it's easy to assume non-comprehension. We

had a phone consult with Dr. Megson yesterday and it was enlightening. I

explained about the jump in ph's cognition/comprehension level, but his

inability to stay on task, and his reverting to signs or the words " that " or

" this one " when I darn well know he knows the words. Dr. Megson believes

ph has auditory attention deficit disorder. She explained that with some

of these kids, what they were hearing and seeing didn't mesh for so long,

that the auditory processing hasn't developed completely. So they rely

heavily on the visual. She suggested a program called Fast Forward ( which I

have yet to look into as we just talked yesterday). She said that the

parents of the kids she's seen say this therapy helps the auditory

processing and lasts, unlike tomatis which can be fleeting and expensive.

Good luck to you, I'm actually contemplating sitting in ph's

kindergarten room next year, to sign what the teacher is saying.

RE:ear infections

> <<This is excellent news. Thank you for sharing. Not that I'll gloat,

> but my

> pediatrician has eaten more crow in the last year than I think she cares

> to.>>

>

> It's hard for the MDs! By the way, thanks for your advice about my

> non-speaking little guy...I tried to respond to you and several others,

> and my computer wouldn't send it...long story short, it had a virus, and

> by the time I got it straightened out, the board had moved on to bigger

> and better things.

>

> I did start him on enzymes with the yogurt, which seems to help his

> congestion if nothing else. I know enzymes are not " supposed " to help

> true allergies and certain intolerances, but they totally clear up my

> congestion with dairy, and no-fenol prevents my son being congested with

> corn.

>

> I am starting to wonder about the wisdom of the " Baby Signs "

> books...yesterday he signed " frog " for me when he saw one on TV. We've

> only read the " Animal Signs " maybe 3 or 4 times in the last 8 months,

> and haven't touched it in a month or more, and he never did the sign

> before. Is he just soaking up all this knowledge to have at his

> disposal if and when he needs it? Does he just figure it's a heck of a

> lot easier to talk with his hands than with his mouth?

>

> Argggh, the fits they give us...

>

> M

>

March 12, 2004

I just got off the computer with regards to looking up Fast Forward. That

Dr. Megson has seen sustained success with the Fast Forward program

meaning not needing repetitive retraining over the years, but a therapy

that has lasting effect) makes the $600 teacher packet fee worth it to me.

Re: RE:ear infections

> In a message dated 3/11/04 8:19:31 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> amattson@... writes:

>

> > She suggested a program called Fast Forward

>

> I have heard good things and know a few people who have done it. It, too,

is

> very expensive.

>

March 12, 2004

$600 is not a lot in the scheme of things...if you go to a Fast Forward

practitioner, it is expensive.

Robin

March 12, 2004

it siunds like true allergies may relate to a leaky gut as well.

when you get a reasonance like him remembering what might seem an

obscure sign then thats deeply indicative of the way he processes

optimally and you should encourage it.

he is in need of finding something easy.

>

> > I did start him on enzymes with the yogurt, which seems to help

his

> > congestion if nothing else. I know enzymes are not " supposed " to

help

> > true allergies and certain intolerances, but they totally clear

up my

> > congestion with dairy, and no-fenol prevents my son being

congested with

> > corn.

> >

> > I am starting to wonder about the wisdom of the " Baby Signs "

> > books...yesterday he signed " frog " for me when he saw one on TV.

We've

> > only read the " Animal Signs " maybe 3 or 4 times in the last 8

months,

> > and haven't touched it in a month or more, and he never did the

sign

> > before. Is he just soaking up all this knowledge to have at his

> > disposal if and when he needs it? Does he just figure it's a

heck of a

> > lot easier to talk with his hands than with his mouth?

> >

> > Argggh, the fits they give us...

> >

> > M

> >

March 13, 2004

<<it siunds like true allergies may relate to a leaky gut as well.

when you get a reasonance like him remembering what might seem an

obscure sign then thats deeply indicative of the way he processes

optimally and you should encourage it.>>

That's my gut feeling too...just don't want to actually interfere with

speech development. We are catching some speech now, glimmers here and

there, even two-word phrases, but he rarely repeats anything more than

twice, and will NEVER do it on command.

I know we all think this with our babies, but honestly...he seems SO

smart. He can do all the shapes on his shape sorter, and -- when he's

in the mood -- can even hand me specific shapes, like circle, oval,

cross, etc. He understands so much of what we say, and now he points to

actual words on things -- each word, in order -- like he wants me to

tell him what each one says. So I do. He's 18 months old! It's not

possible he could actually be understanding the process of reading yet,

is it??? I'm thinking about getting him some simple flash cards with

words and pictures and going through them. The way he soaks up

knowledge...heck, if he ever does decide to start talking, he'll have a

lot to say!

M

March 13, 2004

He's 18 months old! It's not possible he could actually be understanding

the process of reading yet, is it???

It is possible at least partially. Especially if his visual systems are

okay but other - auditory and so on are impaired. He probably isn't capable

of phonics, but he may understand that the word dog is the same as a picture

of a dog. I have a book on teaching young babies to read. The author first

taught brain injured kids to read because in many cases, their sight was

okay while speach etc was not. I can find it and give you the title if you

want to look into it.

Abby

March 13, 2004

I don't have the original post, so I'm not sure if the 18 mo old is

autistic, but hyperlexia (early reading/ a strong interest in reading a

lot ) is common in autistic kids...

, mom to and

RE: RE: ear infections

> He's 18 months old! It's not possible he could actually be understanding

> the process of reading yet, is it???

>

> It is possible at least partially. Especially if his visual systems are

> okay but other - auditory and so on are impaired. He probably isn't

capable

> of phonics, but he may understand that the word dog is the same as a

picture

> of a dog. I have a book on teaching young babies to read. The author

first

> taught brain injured kids to read because in many cases, their sight was

> okay while speach etc was not. I can find it and give you the title if

you

> want to look into it.

>

> Abby

>

December 12, 2004

HELLO PEGGY..HERE ARE SOME IDEAS

who has some sensory integration issues,

http://www.enzymestuff.com/rtsensorygut.htm

>

> My son had horrid ear infections when very young and we finally

consented to ear tubes when he had just turned five.

http://www.greatplainslaboratory.com/food-allergy.html

> poops are (not to gross anyone out, I hope) the color and

consistency of yellow mustard. THIS IS DIE OFF - I WOULD CONSIDER

THIS A GOOD THING...

http://www.enzymestuff.com/rtstools.htm

> Questions for those who know about these things:

>

> What causes the fluid to build up in the ear? READ AT THE GREAT

PLAINS WEB PAGE ABOVE Is it a dietary thing, something I can

eliminate? YES

>

> Are we correct in going for the second set of ear tubes? I WOULD

NOT GO THERE.... MY SONS RED EARS WERE ALSO A SYMPTOM OF A PRETTY

MASSIVE YEAST OVER GROWTH

> And lastly, what's the deal with these mustardy, odorless poops?

What in the world is going on with his gut and his system that would

make his bowel movements so peculiar and painful? YOUR SON IS

REALLY SICK THIS IS AN OVERVIEW I FOUND HELP FULL

http://www.puterakembara.org/rm/Dr_Jepson.pdf#search='understanding%

20autism%20%20Jepson%20MD'

Should we continue for the remainder of the 10-day course of

medication, I WOULD- DON'T GET SCARED- TRY THIS TREATMENT STOPPING

MAY SHORTEN THE DIE OFF BUT IF THE BACTERIA COMES BACK..IT WILL BE

HARDER TO FIGHT OFF

MY 2 CENTS ANN

December 12, 2004

> My son had horrid ear infections when very young and we finally

consented to

> ear tubes when he had just turned five. He's now 6-1/2 and the tubes

came out

> about a month ago. He has had two roaring ear infections in less than a

> month's time. Now, his ears are blocked with fluid and his hearing

is compromised.

Milk did this to my #2, even with enzymes. Try removing all milk

products from his diet, see if that helps.

> ghastly antibiotic called Cefazolin. He's been on it for five days

and his

> poops are (not to gross anyone out, I hope) the color and

consistency of yellow

> mustard.

Antibiotics typically cause yeast overgrowth. Try increasing your

yeast protocol

http://www.danasview.net/yeast.htm

He also might not tolerate the antibiotic.

> What causes the fluid to build up in the ear? Is it a dietary thing,

> something I can eliminate?

For my son, milk.

> Are we correct in going for the second set of ear tubes? Is there

any real

> alternative?

You can try removing milk and see if that helps. If it does, you

might not need the tubes. But he might need the tubes anyway, because

it might not be milk, or it might be more foods than milk, or the

buildup might be so bad right now that you might need the tubes

anyway, even if it is milk.

Dana

December 12, 2004

No dairy ( casein ) fixed this for us also.

-GA

Re: Ear infections

> My son had horrid ear infections when very young and we finally

consented to

> ear tubes when he had just turned five. He's now 6-1/2 and the tubes

came out

> about a month ago. He has had two roaring ear infections in less than a

> month's time. Now, his ears are blocked with fluid and his hearing

is compromised.

Milk did this to my #2, even with enzymes. Try removing all milk

products from his diet, see if that helps.

> ghastly antibiotic called Cefazolin. He's been on it for five days

and his

> poops are (not to gross anyone out, I hope) the color and

consistency of yellow

> mustard.

Antibiotics typically cause yeast overgrowth. Try increasing your

yeast protocol

http://www.danasview.net/yeast.htm

He also might not tolerate the antibiotic.

> What causes the fluid to build up in the ear? Is it a dietary thing,

> something I can eliminate?

For my son, milk.

> Are we correct in going for the second set of ear tubes? Is there

any real

> alternative?

You can try removing milk and see if that helps. If it does, you

might not need the tubes. But he might need the tubes anyway, because

it might not be milk, or it might be more foods than milk, or the

buildup might be so bad right now that you might need the tubes

anyway, even if it is milk.

Dana

December 15, 2004

What causes the fluid to build up in the ear? Is it a dietary thing,

something I can eliminate?

Are we correct in going for the second set of ear tubes? Is there any

real

alternative?

Hi Peggy

As your child is 6 you might be able to teach him to “pop his ears”.

(You can’t do this until he’s over the ear infection, otherwise the ear

drum could perforate.)

My sister (who is a doctor) suggested this for my daughter who gets

really deaf from fluid build up in the middle ear. She said it’s a

“which came first, the chicken or the egg” debate as to whether the

fluid build up is due to the dynamic collapse of the eustacian tubes or

vice versa. Either way, popping the ears gently several times a day,

opens the tubes, equalises the pressure, and kept her from needing

grommets (tubes) inserted for a year or so. She then went on holidays

with grandma, contracted a nasty cold and no one reminded her to pop

them. When she got home, she couldn’t and she had to have the tubes

done or stay deaf. Since they fell out, we’ve been just doing the

popping on a regular basis (about a year) – I know she’s needs to do it

when she starts speaking really loudly or has the TV on very loudly – I

just say “Pop your ears” and she does and then she can hear again.

Often times, she needs to pop them several times in a row to get to OK.

(My daughter is NT but has little dairy simply because her little

brothers are CF.)

May 22, 2005

Hi All

Sorry if I have put this on twice.

I haven't been on this board for over a year and apologise that I

seem to post when I need advice, but thought you may be able to help

so hear goes.

Annie my little girl has plagio, she has a twisted head with ridges

on the coronal spot and behind her ears which have pushed her ears

forward. She has now started to suffer with ear infections. She has

stuff coming out of her ears os I would imagine that she has

perforated her ear drums on several occasions. Both ears have been

infected twice in the past 3 weeks eventhough Annie completed a

course of Anti-biotics. She has had an ear infection 3 times in 3-4

months.

Could this be likned to the Plagio. Annie had Plagio from birth (not

positional)Due to her quick birth and her retarded growth it meant

that the plates did not move therefore giving the impression of

Craniosynostosis, which har brother has got. When she was first born

the Drs thought she was deaf as she did not respond to the routine

teats and it was only ruled out after the brainwave test. She

couldn't hear out of her right ear due to their being so much gunk

in there. I am wondering if it is all connected, especially as it

her ears that are pushed out of shape by her plagio.

We are only asking the questions now becuase if she continues to

burst her ear drums the scar tissue ,as it heals time and time

again, could result in hearing loss.

We would appreciate any feedback.

Thanks

, Mark, and Annie-mae.

May 22, 2005