RE: Re: ear fungus? - need suggestions

October 12, 2009

I would NEVER ever put iodine in my ears. I tried it once and I thought that

I was going to die the pain was so bad. Please do not try this. My husband

still tells me that this was the craziest thing that I ever did.

On 10/12/09 5:25 AM, " haecklers " <haecklers@...> wrote:

>

> I recently discovered that my sinus problems were stemming from my ears, and I

> think it was from soapy water getting in them when I wash my hair. I was

> getting headaches that seemed sinus in origin, stiff neck, and some pressure

> in my eyes and ears. I looked up the CDC flu chart and saw that flu is very

> active right now and assumed my body was fighting off an infection.

>

> One night the headache got really bad so I was grumping at the kids and dh and

> I decided enough was enough.

>

> I prepared a spray bottle with Redmond's RealSalt dissolved in water with a

> few squirts of colliodial silver and started spraying it into the air on the

> fine mist setting then inhaling deeply of the " cloud " to line my airways with

> the salty water to kill the germs, remoisten my nasal passages, and get them

> to clear out whatever irritant was bothering them.

>

> On a whim, after my sinuses almost immediately improved, I put a squirt of the

> stuff in each ear as well, moving my head around until I could feel it getting

> in the deep part. My ears had been bothering me some as well, and I'd been

> getting out some earwax that was almost black.

>

> The headache began to recede almost immediately and the sinuses were instantly

> improved, but my ears started feeling worse, with a pressure feeling. I

> decided putting a liquid in them wasn't such a good idea and used those

> swimmers' dry ear drops in to dry them out. The dry ear drops stung the skin

> in my ears, which doesn't usually happen. It occurred to me then that I had

> been having ear discomfort since the beginning of this sinus thing, but it was

> mild so I wasn't paying attention. The next few days after showering I put

> the drops in again. Everything cleared up. I really think the whole time it

> was an ear problem.

>

> So maybe it's not a matter of what you're eating but of your personal hygeine

> habits and whether soapy water is getting left in your ears, destroying the

> body's natural protections in the ear canal against infections. Just a

> thought.

>

> I read on some website that a drop of iodine in each ear will clear almost any

> infection overnight. I tried it. It hurts really really really badly for

> about an hour. Not recommended unless you're truly desperate.

>

>> >

>> > I'm getting frustrated and need some dietary or other holistic health

>> ideas.

>> >

>> > First of all, what are the dietary restrictions for having a fungus in the

>> > body? I wonder if I may have a fungus in my ears.

>> >

>> > If anyone is interested in an odd health problem and can spare the time,

>> > here's my odd one. I want to visit a doctor and am just about on the verge

>> > since my body hasn't cleared this up after 6 months. Thanks in advance for

>> > your time!

>> >

>> > I started about a year ago with my ear canal feeling itchy at times. A few

>> > times per month I would be bothered by it. Then we got a dog and I noticed

>> > about the same time I got " hay fever " type allegies. I stopped dairy

>> > products except butter and it helped a lot--a lot less mucus coming out of

>> > my sinuses. We got rid of the dog for other reasons and I thought maybe the

>> > sinus stuff would stop, but it hasn't. I've been very good about not eating

>> > any dairy except butter. As of today I'm stopping butter, but honestly I

>> > don't expect a big result from that. **I've never had a problem with dairy

>> > before except during viral colds and flu. And, I haven't had hay fever

>> since

>> > I was a child. I'm now 35 years.

>> >

>> > However, in the mean time, my ears have gotten worse. This is my daily

>> > pattern: The ears " fill up " at night. I feel like they are full of mucus

>> > because I feel almost like I could " pop " them like you do on an airplane

>> > when the pressure adjusts. Sometimes I can but not usually--no relief.

>> Also,

>> > I sometimes get a rattle-y vibration when I talk, a noise in my own ear.

>> > When I swallow I get a little crunchy noise.

>> >

>> > The fullness is usually at night, sometimes into the day. In the past week

>> > it has been constant (so this is getting worse). The ears are feeling full

>> > even though I don't have sinus drainage every day.

>> >

>> > The usual daily pattern, about 85-90% of the time, in the morning I wake up

>> > and have an episode for about an hour of clearing out my sinuses and

>> > sneezing. However, this is strange, I don't think my sinuses are filling up

>> > at night. I think there is some sort of reaction happening and the mucus is

>> > being made at the time of the episode. Then after that, I am pretty well >>

the

>> > rest of the day with not much of a sinus drainage problem.

>> >

>> > With the ears feeling full now all the time, I feel as though this maybe is

>> > originating in the ears and not something that's starting in the front

>> > sinuses.

>> >

>> > I know that some ear infections are caused by fungus. So, I'm going to ask

>> > for an ear culture. That's all I can think of right now. I've already

>> > visited an allergist but I didn't like their standard medical

>> approach--some

>> > things just didn't seem right about it to me. I can explain that if

>> > necessary.

>> >

October 12, 2009

Sorry Haecklers loved your info but didn¹t want to see anyone try this.

Like you said, it hurts really bad. And that can¹t be emphasized enough.