Olive Oil for Ear Infections

Ear infections are very common, especially in children; however, anyone can get an ear infection that is usually accompanied by allergies or colds. There are a number of natural remedies available, olive oil being one of them.

Why Olive OIl

For an ear infection, olive oil helps to soothe and protect the outer ear where it has become irritated from the lack of wax in the ears to protect them.

Olive Oil Treatment

A few drops of warm olive oil should be put into the infected ear with the help of an eye-dropper. Make sure to get it into the ear passage by tilting the head and pulling the infected earlobe gently away from the head.

Garlic and Olive Oil

Garlic can be mixed with olive oil for extra benefit. The garlic helps in relieving pain as well as providing an antiviral and antimicrobial remedy.

Cloves and Olive Oil

For a very painful ear infection, powder a couple of cloves and warm them in olive oil. Then put the oil mixture in the infected ear.

Wax Buildup

Too much earwax might irritate an ear infection. Soften the wax by putting in a few drops of room temperature olive oil in the ear.

Warm Compress

When using olive oil, cover the infected ear with a warm compress to obtain quicker relief.

References

• Mamaherb
• Treat Ear Infection
• Get rid of ear infectionq