Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 > , a few different companies make Garlic-Mullein oil for the ears. Herb > Pharm is on off the top of my head. Then you get the garlic with out the > clove You should be able to find it at any health food store. You could > also crush several cloves and put them in some olive oil to make your own. > Propolis echinacea throat spray also usually helps me when my ears act up. > > > > I am leaving for a few days or so tomorrow traveling on business then when I > come back I am going to quite preoccupied putting the original front porch > back on " this old house " . Anyway, I started developing my old ear ache > syndrome yesterday complete with big time wax build-up. These USUALLY > correspond (but not always) to an onslught of Thrush. the ear ache turned > quite severe last night. In the past I have used a Carbamide Peroxide > solution for wax removal and thats what I used. It helped quite a bit. I > have > also used solutions of distilled water/hydrogen peroxide. > > By using either of these I can determine how bad an infection is by how much > my ear " bubbles " . I then rinse out the ear canal with warm water. I have > also > used an over the counter homepathic solution which doesn't really work as > well. Once in a while I will actually peel a clove of garlic , cut it in > half, give it > a good squeeze and rub it round the inside of my ear and then let it set there > for a while. The problem with this is that since I run in and out for work > all the > time I don't want to leave a clove of garlic stuck in my ear! Also, it does > tend to > burn after a while which I don't think is too good. > > My doctor is aware of these ear aches and at first prescribed a medication for > them that contained a mild steroid. It got rid of the ear ache great but I > got a > BIG time Thrush attack soon after (duhh!) He then prescribed another drop > that contained an anti-biotic. But he agreed that the ear aches could be > fungal rather than bacterial in nature and to only use either of the drops as > a > last resort. I would probably agree with him on that. > > Anybody have any other ideas? I would be willing to start something new > before I hit the road tomorrow. Oh yea, even though I have a lap top with me > I > normally dont have the time to read or respond to posts when I'm on the road > starting tomorrow. > > -- , mom to Harriet 12.15.99 Crispin 01.25.02 heatherette@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Very interesting. Two years ago I had a middle ear infection. I used ear drop antibiotics on it for a few weeks, and when that didn't work I took oral antibiotics for a couple weeks. That seemed to handle the ear infection (at least I could hear again!) but it probably opened the door for a big-time candida overgrowth. , are you using pau d'arco tea? I just mentioned in a post that it has helped me with quite a few things with no bad sde effects. Zack From: " " <wolfmark1@...> > I am leaving for a few days or so tomorrow traveling on business then when I > come back I am going to quite preoccupied putting the original front porch > back on " this old house " . Anyway, I started developing my old ear ache > syndrome yesterday complete with big time wax build-up. These USUALLY > correspond (but not always) to an onslught of Thrush. the ear ache turned > quite severe last night. In the past I have used a Carbamide Peroxide > solution for wax removal and thats what I used. It helped quite a bit. I have > also used solutions of distilled water/hydrogen peroxide. > > By using either of these I can determine how bad an infection is by how much > my ear " bubbles " . I then rinse out the ear canal with warm water. I have also > used an over the counter homepathic solution which doesn't really work as > well. Once in a while I will actually peel a clove of garlic , cut it in half, give it > a good squeeze and rub it round the inside of my ear and then let it set there > for a while. The problem with this is that since I run in and out for work all the > time I don't want to leave a clove of garlic stuck in my ear! Also, it does tend to > burn after a while which I don't think is too good. > > My doctor is aware of these ear aches and at first prescribed a medication for > them that contained a mild steroid. It got rid of the ear ache great but I got a > BIG time Thrush attack soon after (duhh!) He then prescribed another drop > that contained an anti-biotic. But he agreed that the ear aches could be > fungal rather than bacterial in nature and to only use either of the drops as a > last resort. I would probably agree with him on that. > > Anybody have any other ideas? I would be willing to start something new > before I hit the road tomorrow. Oh yea, even though I have a lap top with me I > normally dont have the time to read or respond to posts when I'm on the road > starting tomorrow. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Zack: No, I have not tried the pau d'arco tea. I will give it a shot! Do you use the tea bags themselves for a contact medicinal? Or just drink the tea? Thanks! --- Zack Widup <w9sz@...> wrote: --------------------------------- Very interesting. Two years ago I had a middle ear infection. I used ear drop antibiotics on it for a few weeks, and when that didn't work I took oral antibiotics for a couple weeks. That seemed to handle the ear infection (at least I could hear again!) but it probably opened the door for a big-time candida overgrowth. , are you using pau d'arco tea? I just mentioned in a post that it has helped me with quite a few things with no bad sde effects. Zack From: " " <wolfmark1@...> > I am leaving for a few days or so tomorrow traveling on business then when I > come back I am going to quite preoccupied putting the original front porch > back on " this old house " . Anyway, I started developing my old ear ache > syndrome yesterday complete with big time wax build-up. These USUALLY > correspond (but not always) to an onslught of Thrush. the ear ache turned > quite severe last night. In the past I have used a Carbamide Peroxide > solution for wax removal and thats what I used. It helped quite a bit. I have > also used solutions of distilled water/hydrogen peroxide. > > By using either of these I can determine how bad an infection is by how much > my ear " bubbles " . I then rinse out the ear canal with warm water. I have also > used an over the counter homepathic solution which doesn't really work as > well. Once in a while I will actually peel a clove of garlic , cut it in half, give it > a good squeeze and rub it round the inside of my ear and then let it set there > for a while. The problem with this is that since I run in and out for work all the > time I don't want to leave a clove of garlic stuck in my ear! Also, it does tend to > burn after a while which I don't think is too good. > > My doctor is aware of these ear aches and at first prescribed a medication for > them that contained a mild steroid. It got rid of the ear ache great but I got a > BIG time Thrush attack soon after (duhh!) He then prescribed another drop > that contained an anti-biotic. But he agreed that the ear aches could be > fungal rather than bacterial in nature and to only use either of the drops as a > last resort. I would probably agree with him on that. > > Anybody have any other ideas? I would be willing to start something new > before I hit the road tomorrow. Oh yea, even though I have a lap top with me I > normally dont have the time to read or respond to posts when I'm on the road > starting tomorrow. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Thanks! I will ask for it along with Bruce's tea at the HF store. --- Hall <ette@...> wrote: --------------------------------- > , a few different companies make Garlic-Mullein oil for the ears. Herb > Pharm is on off the top of my head. Then you get the garlic with out the > clove You should be able to find it at any health food store. You could > also crush several cloves and put them in some olive oil to make your own. > Propolis echinacea throat spray also usually helps me when my ears act up. > > > > I am leaving for a few days or so tomorrow traveling on business then when I > come back I am going to quite preoccupied putting the original front porch > back on " this old house " . Anyway, I started developing my old ear ache > syndrome yesterday complete with big time wax build-up. These USUALLY > correspond (but not always) to an onslught of Thrush. the ear ache turned > quite severe last night. In the past I have used a Carbamide Peroxide > solution for wax removal and thats what I used. It helped quite a bit. I > have > also used solutions of distilled water/hydrogen peroxide. > > By using either of these I can determine how bad an infection is by how much > my ear " bubbles " . I then rinse out the ear canal with warm water. I have > also > used an over the counter homepathic solution which doesn't really work as > well. Once in a while I will actually peel a clove of garlic , cut it in > half, give it > a good squeeze and rub it round the inside of my ear and then let it set there > for a while. The problem with this is that since I run in and out for work > all the > time I don't want to leave a clove of garlic stuck in my ear! Also, it does > tend to > burn after a while which I don't think is too good. > > My doctor is aware of these ear aches and at first prescribed a medication for > them that contained a mild steroid. It got rid of the ear ache great but I > got a > BIG time Thrush attack soon after (duhh!) He then prescribed another drop > that contained an anti-biotic. But he agreed that the ear aches could be > fungal rather than bacterial in nature and to only use either of the drops as > a > last resort. I would probably agree with him on that. > > Anybody have any other ideas? I would be willing to start something new > before I hit the road tomorrow. Oh yea, even though I have a lap top with me > I > normally dont have the time to read or respond to posts when I'm on the road > starting tomorrow. > > -- , mom to Harriet 12.15.99 Crispin 01.25.02 heatherette@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Hi , The information on the website http://www.pau-d-arco.com indicates that the inner bark must be prepared in a certain way in the harvesting process, and that many people who sell " pau d'arco tea " have not followed these procedures. Take a look at that website. The website has links to three places in the US and Canada that supposedly sell the real thing, properly prepared. I've been getting it from Prince Tea in Las Vegas. It is sold in one-pound bags. It looks much like regular tea, except in bulk without the tea bags. It is supposed to be prepared by putting the tea in water and boiling it for at least 20 minutes. I've been following the instructions that came with it. Bee has info in her article and she recommends a lesser amount of the tea per cup of water. I'm guessing that amount is OK, it's probably no big deal. If you follow the instructions on te website or that come with the tea, one pound lasts about a month at 3 cups a day. You can probably stretch that out to several months if you want to by using less tea per cup. After it cools I strain it through a piece of cotton cloth into a glass jar and refrigerate it. I've gotten used to the taste - I never found it unpleasant but now I like it! Zack On Mon, 5 Jul 2004, Fetter wrote: > > Zack: No, I have not tried the pau d'arco tea. I will > give it a shot! Do you use the tea bags themselves for > a contact medicinal? Or just drink the tea? > > Thanks! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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