Oct. 30, 2006 - An Achy Heartbreaky Day
Nothing much got done today- Charlie has a
double ear infection so first thing this morning we went to Vitamin
Cottage to get some earache relief homeopathic oral drops and some ear
support garlic/willow bark oil to put directly into his ears. We
NEVER do antibiotics for any reason. Not only do they destroy
friendly bacteria in the body, but bad bacteria is constantly mutating
to "outwit" the drugs and most strains of infection causing bacteria
muatate to elude the drugs long before you have taken the "full course
as prescribed by your doctor". Of course, any doctor will tell
you this is not true. Wonder why?
So we got back home, got Charlie fixed up with his stuff, a sippy, and
The Incredibles, his absolute favorite movie. We started to do
math lessons but Charlie just wasn't up to moviegoing and wanted me to
hold him constantly, so we put work on hold for today. Tomorrow
he should be feeling much better, and I'm going to candle his ears to
further draw out infection.
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In case you have never heard of ear-candling, here's a short
description: Buildup in the ear canal can often trap bacteria and
may lead to ear infections, so it's a good idea to candle all your
children's ears at least once a month, maybe twice a month during
cold/flu season.
Ear candles are slim strips of waxed muslin or canvas tightly rolled
into an elongated cone shape. The narrow end is gently inserted
into the tip of the ear canal (not crammed). Don't worry- your
child's ear canal is way too small to have the tip of the candle go in
too far anyway.
You should cut a small hole in a paper plate to fit between your
child's head and the candle to act as a shield- it is more relaxing for
the child if he/she can't see the flame.
You light the large end of the cone, holding tight to the candle the
whole time (NEVER light it and walk away) and have a bowl of water and
scissors handy. When it burns down about 2 inches, remoce the
candle, snip off the burnt end into the bowl of water, and replace the
candle, burning down another 2 inches at time till there's only about 3
inches of the candle left. Repeat on other ear. If your
child is squirmy/scared, you may want to do this while they're sleeping
if they sleep heavy, or have another grown up hold them and reassure
them. This is not the slightest bit painful or even
uncomfortable, but some kids get nervous about the fire part.
NOW...take the unburned portion you had left, and cut it open longways
down one side, and look inside (cue horror movie scream). You
will see a disgusting layer of putrefied brown wax that was previously
in YOUR CHILD"S HEAD!!!
This is not a guarantee against ear infections, but I recently read a
study that sais that children 2 years and up who have regular ear
candling done are 75% less likely to have an infection. I had
neglected to candle Charlie's ears before now because he was not yet 2,
but this seems like a good time to start!
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Nov. 3, 2006 - I'd read about egg candling, but... |
| Posted by Stephanie10 |
Ear candling--wild. I'd never heard of this before. Some of my kidlets would probably need about five or six candles to melt out all their wax. (Ick.)
Do the health food stores carry these?
I hope Charlie is feeling loads better now. |
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Feb. 25, 2007 - Untitled Comment |
| Posted by quietcajun |
I tried candling my daughter's ear ONCE... I was terrified that i would accidentally catch her hair on fire and stopped.
I think i would try again though. |
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