Homeopathy for earache • Gentle help

Ear pain often occurs suddenly, especially in children. Homeopathic medicines can help quickly and naturally without side effects.

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When is homeopathy suitable for earache?

Homeopathic medicines can often eliminate the inflammation that causes earache and so relieve the pain. Even if there is a tendency towards frequent recurring earache, homeopathy can be used in addition. The recurrent ear infections mainly affect children.

Mothers use the effects of homeopathy for earache particularly often, as the homeopathic medicines often relieve earache in children very quickly and sometimes permanently eliminate the triggering causes. In addition, homeopathic remedies can support the effects of other therapies well and thus sometimes reduce the amount of medication required. The treatment of earache with homeopathic medicines is safe even for very old and weak people, for children and during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

However, if the earache persists or is very severe, a medical examination should always take place. In particular, if there is a fever, discharge from the ear or reduced hearing, a doctor should be consulted. Due to the anatomical conditions, progressive diseases can lead to serious, sometimes life-threatening complications.

Choosing the homeopathic remedy for earache

In order to find the right homeopathic remedy, one must recognize some characteristics of the current earache. In order to ultimately make the right choice, it is helpful to answer a few questions yourself. The answers should to a large extent be found in the characteristic symptoms of the homeopathic remedy in order to achieve the best possible treatment effect.

  • Is there a trigger for the earache (for example a cold, draft, stress)?

  • What is the pace of the disease process?

  • Did the pain come slowly or suddenly?

  • Can you describe the character of the earache (for example, pressing, knocking, stabbing or tearing)?

  • Is there a discharge from the ear? What does it look like and how does it smell?

  • When is the pain worst?

  • Are there other peculiarities or complaints at the same time as the earache?

Then compare the answers to these questions with the descriptions of the most common medicines in order to find the right homeopathic remedy.

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Common homeopathic remedies for earache

The following list contains the typical homeopathic remedies that have proven themselves in the treatment of earache:

1. Aconite

  • often as part of a flu-like infection
  • quick and violent onset
  • those affected (mostly children) wake up at night and are suddenly sick
  • great sensitivity to noise
  • Redness and heat of the outer ear

2. Apis

  • rather with inflammation of the auricle and ear canal than of the middle ear
  • the outer ear and ear canal are inflamed and bright red
  • worse from heat in any form
  • very sensitive to touch

3. Belladonna

  • any kind of inflammation in the ear area
  • usually with a fever
  • Red and burning hot face and great heat of the body, but with cold feet
  • Sweat, especially on the head
  • often associated with a sore throat
  • Can't stand touch, shock or loud noises

4. Bryonia

  • for inflammation of the outer ear and otitis media
  • Headache and earache that worsen with every movement
  • great irritability

5. Calcium carbonicum

  • often with otitis media caused by nasal polyps
  • swollen lymph nodes
  • sharp and throbbing pain
  • often together with a runny nose with slimy secretion

6. Capsicum

  • with otitis media
  • burning and stabbing pain in the ears
  • Swelling and tenderness behind the ear
  • Dryness in throat and pharynx

7. Chamomilla

  • especially with earache during teething
  • hypersensitive, irritable, ill-tempered and restless
  • red and hot cheek on the sick side
  • often diarrhea at the same time
  • shooting pain with sore feeling
  • Feeling like the ear is blocked
  • Ringing in the ears

8. Ferrum phosphoricum

  • especially with otitis media caused by a closed ear trumpet
  • only works before discharge or pus has appeared
  • slow, gradual onset
  • Face color alternates between pale and red
  • throbbing pain, hears the pulse in the ear
  • Tendency to nosebleeds

9. Hepar sulfuris

  • in acute otitis media
  • great sensitivity to cold and wind
  • the ear is very sensitive to touch
  • often dry fever at night, later then sour-smelling sweat

10. Lachesis

  • in otitis media
  • pulling pains
  • rather on the left
  • hard, dry ear wax

11. Pulsatilla

  • for inflammation of the ear canal and middle ear
  • often associated with a runny nose
  • non-irritating, thick, yellow discharge from the ear
  • the outer ear can be swollen, hot, and red

12. Rhus toxicodendron

  • in otitis media
  • swollen earlobes
  • swollen and painful cervical lymph nodes

13. Sanguinaria

  • suitable for all types of ear infections
  • burning pain
  • often accompanied by right forehead headache, hot flashes and nausea
  • frequent nasal and ear polyps

14. Sulfur

  • for middle ear infections
  • burning pain
  • Hot flashes
  • red ear canal and red lips

How should the homeopathic remedies be used?

According to the rules of classical homeopathy, individual remedies are always used, which are offered as globules, tablets or drops (available with and without alcohol).

There are also various homeopathic complex remedies that are tailored to the treatment of earache. Depending on the manufacturer, different homeopathic remedies are mixed in different potencies so that a wide range of effects is achieved. These are also suitable for self-treatment and are used according to the package insert.

Single remedies as globules, tablets or drops can be used repeatedly in low potencies (D4, D6, C6, D12, C12). A dose consists of three to five globules, one tablet or five to ten drops. In the case of severe complaints, it can be taken for half an hour until the pain is relieved, but in total it should not be more than ten repetitions per day.

Homeopathic medicines in higher potencies should not be used independently or permanently. Homeopathic treatment of acute complaints must be discontinued if there is no clearly noticeable improvement over a longer period of time. If earache remains unchanged for more than a day, or if it gets worse, the person concerned must be examined by a doctor.

If you have chronic earache you should seek the help of a homeopath. Often higher potencies or several remedies in a row are then necessary to get rid of the pain permanently.