Odds are, if you or your family is swimming this summer, someone is going to get Swimmer’s Ear. Swimmer’s Ear is an infection and/or inflammation of the external ear and ear canal caused by overexposure to, you guessed it, water. When water gets trapped in the ear canal it can cause bacteria to grow in ...
A very important item in the Ultimate Survival Kit is potassium permanganate. It has a wide variety of uses, but one of the most common is purifying water. This alone could be an excellent reason to have it in the Ultimate Survival Kit. However, there is one more very important reason to include potassium permanganate: ...
My son had chronic ear infections when he was a baby. He’d get over one ear infection, and develop another a few weeks later. We were pumping round after round of antibiotics into his little system with no relief. The doctor was talking about surgery to put tubes in his ears. We were not excited ...
If you own a simple bottle of Hydrogen Peroxide, commonly known as just plain peroxide, you can put your q-tips to better use! Hydrogen Peroxide seems to magically dissolve ear wax laying in the ear canal, and it’s completely safe and doctor recommended! When I was a little girl, I used to get swimmer’s ear ...
As a child, I spent a lot of time swimming or engaging in other water related activities. Unfortunately for me, I also suffered from frequent bouts of swimmer’s ear. Because of that experience, I learned how to reduce my chances of contracting the ear infection. With that said, here’s five swimmer’s ear prevention techniques that ...
Having fluid draining from your ear is certainly not something people are accustomed to experiencing. Medically this drainage is known as otorrhea, and it has many potential causes. In order to diagnose the cause of the drainage, it is important to know how long it has been happening, how severe it is, and exactly under ...
Any type of pain can stop you from performing your daily activities and enjoying life as normal, however, ear pain will keep you up at night with excruciating pain that can make you restless and frustrated. Wanting ear pain relief fast is what you and those around you will desire if you have an ear ...
Summer is a time to have fun, laze by the pool or play in the waves at the beach. It can also be the time for a painful infection known as swimmer’s ear. There are many home remedies for swimmer’s ear that will have them back in the water in no time. Swimmer’s ear is ...
Earaches and ear infections are miserable, and the quicker they can be soothed, the better. While antibiotics are the typical course of action, they are not the only option. For those of us looking to avoid antibiotics, mullein oil is a time tested remedy for ear infections. The mullein plant is a tall, upright stalk ...
The causes of ear pain tend to vary based on age. Children are far more likely than adults to acquire an ear infection whereas adults with ear pain tend to be dealing with conditions not directly related to the ear. Ear pain causes include an inner ear infection, swimmer’s ear, a ruptured eardrum, earwax blockage, ...