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DOITYOURSELF LEARNING healing ear infections homeopathytoday.org /2008/12/doityourselflearninghealingearinfections/ by Timothy R.Dooley, MD, ND If you can make simple observations, you can quickly learn enough homeopathy to practice on the homehealth level.You don’t need to be an expert in anatomy, physiology, or pharmacology. You do need to be able to observe your child’s symptoms and anychanges in them: thirst, skin color, appetite, mood, discharges, modalities (what makes symptoms better or worse), etc. And you need to be able to match these observations with the symptoms and changes that medicines can cause and therefore cure when applied homeopathically. Ear infections: Breaking the antibiotic cycle One common home health problem that frequently arises is that of middle ear infections, also known by their Latin name, otitis media. Most children experience a few episodes of otitis media, usually associated with a cold or upper respiratory infection. It is well known that antibiotics are overused in the treatment of ear infections. I have treated many patients of all ages over the years for this disorder, using homeopathy almost exclusively and with great success. In fact, I think it is safe to say that the use of antibiotics in ear infections seems to create a selfperpetuating cycle. It is as if the immune system gets lazy and this results in increasing numbers of such episodes. Using homeopathy seems to break the cycle; the immune system starts functioning on a higher level, resulting in fewer colds and ear infections. This makes sense when you realize that homeopathic remedies don’t work by killing bacteria. Rather, they stimulate a response in the overall recuperative process, helping your child’s body fight infections naturally. Pay close attention to the symptoms. How did the problem start? How is the child behaving? What do they want to eat? What do they want to drink? The trick for good results with homeopathic prescribing is to pay close attention to the symptoms. How did the problem start? How is the child behaving? What do they want to eat? What do they want to drink? How do they appear? Are they chilly or hot? Are they more comfortable indoors or outside in the open air? What is the nature of any discharge they may have? And so on. Changing symptoms, changing remedies The remedies listed are not the only remedies that might be indicated in someone with an earache, but just these few will help a surprising number of cases. If none of these seems to fit, check for other remedies in one of the many good homeopathic selfcare books available. Remember when treating your child that their symptoms may change as the days (or even hours) go by, and when the symptoms change, the child will typically need a new remedy. For example, Belladonna or Ferrum phosphoricum might be indicated in the early stages of an earache, but the symptoms may change, calling for Pulsatilla or Hepar sulphuris as the days go by. Sometimes patients, especially kids, just bounce back after a dose or two of a wellchosen remedy and get better practically overnight. More typically, however, they will improve significantly with a wellchosen remedy and then spend a number of days “clearing up” the remaining, less acute, symptoms. In my experience, if the child is getting better in general, their ears are also recovering. These remedies are nontoxic and sold over the counter at natural health food stores

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  • DOITYOURSELFLEARNINGhealingearinfectionshomeopathytoday.org /2008/12/doityourselflearninghealingearinfections/

    byTimothyR.Dooley,MD,ND

    Ifyoucanmakesimpleobservations,youcanquicklylearnenoughhomeopathytopracticeonthehomehealthlevel.Youdontneedtobeanexpertinanatomy,physiology,orpharmacology.Youdoneedtobeabletoobserveyourchildssymptomsandanychangesinthem:thirst,skincolor,appetite,mood,discharges,modalities(whatmakessymptomsbetterorworse),etc.Andyouneedtobeabletomatchtheseobservationswiththesymptomsandchangesthatmedicinescancauseandthereforecurewhenappliedhomeopathically.

    Earinfections:Breakingtheantibioticcycle

    Onecommonhomehealthproblemthatfrequentlyarisesisthatofmiddleearinfections,alsoknownbytheirLatinname,otitismedia.Mostchildrenexperienceafewepisodesofotitismedia,usuallyassociatedwithacoldorupperrespiratoryinfection.Itiswellknownthatantibioticsareoverusedinthetreatmentofearinfections.Ihavetreatedmanypatientsofallagesovertheyearsforthisdisorder,usinghomeopathyalmostexclusivelyandwithgreatsuccess.

    Infact,Ithinkitissafetosaythattheuseofantibioticsinearinfectionsseemstocreateaselfperpetuatingcycle.Itisasiftheimmunesystemgetslazyandthisresultsinincreasingnumbersofsuchepisodes.Usinghomeopathyseemstobreakthecycletheimmunesystemstartsfunctioningonahigherlevel,resultinginfewercoldsandearinfections.

    Thismakessensewhenyourealizethathomeopathicremediesdontworkbykillingbacteria.Rather,theystimulatearesponseintheoverallrecuperativeprocess,helpingyourchildsbodyfightinfectionsnaturally.

    Paycloseattentiontothesymptoms.Howdidtheproblemstart?Howisthechildbehaving?Whatdotheywanttoeat?Whatdotheywanttodrink?

    Thetrickforgoodresultswithhomeopathicprescribingistopaycloseattentiontothesymptoms.Howdidtheproblemstart?Howisthechildbehaving?Whatdotheywanttoeat?Whatdotheywanttodrink?Howdotheyappear?Aretheychillyorhot?Aretheymorecomfortableindoorsoroutsideintheopenair?Whatisthenatureofanydischargetheymayhave?Andsoon.

    Changingsymptoms,changingremedies

    Theremedieslistedarenottheonlyremediesthatmightbeindicatedinsomeonewithanearache,butjustthesefewwillhelpasurprisingnumberofcases.Ifnoneoftheseseemstofit,checkforotherremediesinoneofthemanygoodhomeopathicselfcarebooksavailable.

    Rememberwhentreatingyourchildthattheirsymptomsmaychangeasthedays(orevenhours)goby,andwhenthesymptomschange,thechildwilltypicallyneedanewremedy.Forexample,BelladonnaorFerrumphosphoricummightbeindicatedintheearlystagesofanearache,butthesymptomsmaychange,callingforPulsatillaorHeparsulphurisasthedaysgoby.

    Sometimespatients,especiallykids,justbouncebackafteradoseortwoofawellchosenremedyandgetbetterpracticallyovernight.Moretypically,however,theywillimprovesignificantlywithawellchosenremedyandthenspendanumberofdaysclearinguptheremaining,lessacute,symptoms.Inmyexperience,ifthechildisgettingbetteringeneral,theirearsarealsorecovering.

    Theseremediesarenontoxicandsoldoverthecounteratnaturalhealthfoodstores

  • Herearesomeofthecommon,andtrulyindispensable,remediestoconsiderforchildrenwithearinfections.

    Chamomilla.YoucanhearthechildwhoneedsChamomilladownthehallandthroughacloseddoor.Theyareuncomfortableandirritable,andtheywantyoutoknowit.Thereissomethingintheircrythatputsyouonedgeitsthekindofcrythatcausesadultstothinkthingslike,Wouldsomebodypleaseshutthatkidup!?Thechilddemandstobecarriedandscreamswhenputdown.Theydemandthisorthat,butthrowtheobjectoftheirdesireawaywhentheyfinallygetit.ApeculiarsymptomIhaveseenmanytimesisthatonecheekmaybeglowingred,whiletheotherispale.

    Pulsatilla.AchildneedingPulsatillaisalsotearful,butquitedifferentfromtheChamomillapatientdescribedabove.Herethecryisusuallywimpier,creatingareactioninthesurroundingadultsof,Oh,thepoorthing!Thechildclearlywantssympathyandnurturing.Discharges(suchasarunnynose)areusuallyyelloworgreen,thick,andblandnotirritating.Theytypicallyhavelittlethirstorappetite,andtheygenerallyfeelbetterinfresh,openair.

    Belladonna.InconventionalmedicalschoolIrememberbeingtaughtamemoryaidforthepatientwhohasbeenpoisonedwithBelladonna[inlarge,nonhomeopathicdoses].Itwentsomethinglike:Redasabeet,dryasabone,hotasafurnace,blindasabat,madasahatter.TheserepresentsomeofthecharacteristicsymptomsforBelladonnaandarehelpfulinrecognizingitshomeopathicpresentationaswell.WethinkofBelladonnaforillnesseswithsudden,violentonset.Thechildistypicallyhot,red,anddry.Thepupilsareoftendilatedandtheeyesseemverybright.Curiously,theheadisoftenhotbutthelimbsarecold.Thenervoussystemisaffectedinsuchawaythatthechildoftenexperiencestwitchingorjerkingperhapsintheirsleepandissensitivetolightandjarring.Theyareoftenexcitedandrestless.

    Ferrumphosphoricum.ListedinthehomeopathicmateriamedicaforFerrumphosphoricumisthecomment,violentearache,acuteotitismediawhenBelladonnafails.Thatis,thechildneedingFerrumphosphoricummayatfirstbemistakenforoneneedingBelladonna.AndthisislargelyhowIhavecometothinkofFerrumphosphoricumsimilartoBelladonnabutlessintense.Thechildisoftenexcited,sensitivetolightandjarringbutnottotheextentofBelladonna.Theyareoftenred,butnotasintenselyredhot,butnotasburningeyesred,butnotsobright.AndlikeBelladonna,Ferrumphosphoricumiscommonlyindicatedinchildrenwithearaches.

    Heparsulphuris.ThinkofHeparsulphuriswhenthechildischilly,sweatseasily,andoftenhasanaccompanyinghoarse,barkingcough.Dischargesaretypicallythickandyellow,andpainsareoftensticking(likesplinters).

    Dosage:Theseremediesarenontoxicandsoldoverthecounteratnaturalfoodstoresandsomedrugstores.Thecommonlyfoundpotencies(suchasthe6th,12th,or30th)willbefine.Givenachoice,Iusuallyrecommendthe30thpotency.

    Atfirstyoumightlackconfidenceinyourabilitiestotakecareofyourfamily.Remember,though,thatyouintuitivelyknowmuchmoreabouthealthanddiseasethanyourealize,evenifyoudontknowalltheterminology.Afterafewsuccessesyouwillstarttorealizethatthebodyhealsitselfwerejustgivingitalittlehelpwithhomeopathy.

    AdaptedfromDoityourselflearningHealingearinfections,byTimothyR.Dooley,MD,NDinHomeopathyToday,April2004


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