Re: ear fungus? - need suggestions

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I have no idea how it'd do with fungus, but when my ears get sore (which is

pretty rare, but it does happen), I just use a Q-tip dipped in peroxide to

clean them out and they're fine immediately. It certainly couldn't hurt!

-Lana

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> 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

Have you tried a chiropractor? When I have trouble getting my ears to

drain, usually one adjustment does the trick. I have certain portions of my

neck and back that pop out of alignment easily and once they're out, it

takes an adjustment to get them back in place since they almost never go

back on their own.

KerryAnn

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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.

--- In , Ernst <rachelernst.com@...>

wrote:

>

> 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.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

No need to apologize - it DOES hurt really bad. Can't be emphasized enough. At

the same time, there might be a time I'd be desperate enough to try it again, I

*think*. One hour of pain to clear an infection that's lasted 6 months? Maybe

worth a try, if nothing else works. I'd try colloidial silver and DMSO first

tho. And of course the dry ear drops.

> >> >

> >> > 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.

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

[Guest guest]

Have you looked into H2O2 treatment? If you google it you find scads of info.

Joan

>

> 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.

>

[Guest guest]

I've also used hydrogen peroxide 3% solution from the drugstore for

earaches, but I actually poured a little in, kept my head horizontal

while the solution popped in my ears a bit, held it as long as I could

(it tickles!) before letting it drain out. I would think it would help

fungus. There are ear drops with GSE in an oil base (grapefruit seed

extract) which would be good for a follow-up after using the hydrogen

peroxide. Obviously there's some imbalance going on that needs to be

addressed by diet. If it is candida, for instance, sugar/alcohol etc

are the likely culprits, and you need to re-establish good bacterial

cultures throughout your body. I think if you clear it out topically

and address diet/supplements at the same time, you should see some

improvement. If you don't, I'd definitely go to an ENT specialist

(ear, nose and throat: otolaryngologist or something like that) for

expert help.

Good luck!

Jeanmarie

On Oct 11, 2009, at 4:52 PM, Lana Gibbons wrote:

> I have no idea how it'd do with fungus, but when my ears get sore

> (which is

> pretty rare, but it does happen), I just use a Q-tip dipped in

> peroxide to

> clean them out and they're fine immediately. It certainly couldn't

> hurt!

> -Lana

>

>