ear infection - what would you use?

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Hi,

My son seems to have an infection in his right ear. Yesterday afternoon I took

him to a pediatrician after seeing some yellowish liquid coming out of his ear.

The ped said it's probably just ear wax that got out due to bath water. She said

ear infection should show creamy, whitish liquid. Now this morning I saw

something like old blood clot inside his ear. Could ear infection bleed? (My son

said his right ear aches.)

I'll try not to use any antibiotics even if it's an ear infection. I checked Dr.

Shaw's book; he said that the following could be effective to treat ear

infections:

1) ear drops containing benzocaine and a decongestant to stop the pain (this one

must be just a pain reliever) - What exact products can we use?

2) echinacea

I found the following products online

http://www.oregonswildharvest.com/owh/browse/children's_herbs

but I guess I have to obtain one such product local. Would whole food stores the

only places to sell such products? (We only have one such store in town.)

Please help give your opinion. waiting...

Thanks very much,

Jingwen