{"id":8823,"date":"2025-09-07T18:43:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T22:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/?p=8823"},"modified":"2025-09-07T18:43:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T22:43:54","slug":"dealing-naturally-with-swimmers-ear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/07\/dealing-naturally-with-swimmers-ear\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealing Naturally With Swimmer\u2019s Ear"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8823\" class=\"elementor elementor-8823\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a1560b5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a1560b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ebe0593 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ebe0593\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Get your dried, organic herbs, organic essential oils, bulk spices, loose leaf organic teas and aromatherapy supplies at the place where we shop \u2013\u00a0<a title=\"StarWest Botanicals\" href=\"\/recommends\/StarWestBotanicals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Starwest Botanicals<\/a>!<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Swimmer\u2019s Ear aka Otitis externa<\/strong><\/p><p>Fun in the sun and splashing in the water. This is part of the summer ritual for just about all kids! But what can happen with all that water \u2013 especially if it gets in the ears and never really gets a chance to dry out?<\/p><p>Bacteria and fungus love moist, warm conditions and if the ears don\u2019t really get a chance to dry out your child may develop Otitis externa \u2013 inflammation of the outer portion of the ear and canal. This problem can be mild to extremely painful.<\/p><p>With small or any children that complain of ear pain, please seek medical attention before using any aromatherapy or essential oil treatments. If the child has a perforated eardrum or an Otitis media (middle ear infection) you will not want to use any essential oils without consulting with your medical practitioner.<\/p><p>If indeed the child has swimmer\u2019s ear you will need to keep them out of the water for a few days to give the inflammation or mild infection a chance to heal.<\/p><p>Blend together 3 drops of Roman\u00a0<a class=\"pretty-link-keyword\" title=\"Star West Botanicals\" href=\"\/recommends\/StarWestBotanicals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chamomile<\/a>, 1 drop of\u00a0<a class=\"pretty-link-keyword\" title=\"Star West Botanicals\" href=\"\/recommends\/StarWestBotanicals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lavender<\/a>\u00a0and 1 drop of\u00a0<a class=\"pretty-link-keyword\" title=\"Star West Botanicals\" href=\"\/recommends\/StarWestBotanicals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tea Tree<\/a>\u00a0in 1 tablespoon\u00a0<a class=\"pretty-link-keyword\" title=\"Star West Botanicals\" href=\"\/recommends\/StarWestBotanicals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sweet almond<\/a>\u00a0oil. Then put several drops of this on a cotton ball and wipe the outer portion of the ear and you can also wipe into the ear canal. Do not poke cotton swabs (Q-tips) into the ear canal.<\/p><p>You can do this a couple times a day. Some children will tolerate a small piece of cotton held in place in the ear. If so, you can try this at bedtime with a small amount of the above blend on the cotton ball.<\/p><h3>Related Natural Product<\/h3><p><a class=\"pretty-link-keyword\" title=\"Ear-OK\" href=\"\/recommends\/EarOK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ear-OK<\/a>\u00a0Drops are a natural, safe and effective topical treatment for ear infections. They contain herbal ingredients in a\u00a0<a class=\"pretty-link-keyword\" title=\"Star West Botanicals\" href=\"\/recommends\/StarWestBotanicals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sweet almond<\/a>\u00a0oil base and are applied directly into the ear.\u00a0<a class=\"pretty-link-keyword\" title=\"Ear-OK\" href=\"\/recommends\/EarOK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ear-Ok<\/a>\u00a0Drops help to quickly soothe and reduce inflammation, while treating the underlying cause of the infection.<\/p><p>Use\u00a0<a class=\"pretty-link-keyword\" title=\"Ear-OK\" href=\"\/recommends\/EarOK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ear-Ok<\/a>\u00a0to relieve pain, itching and discomfort of the ears; treat bacterial, viral and fungal ear infections; reduce inflammation and painful throbbing in the ears; soften wax plugs that have blocked the ear canal and prevent recurrence of chronic ear infections.<\/p><p>Formulated by our team of experts in natural medicine,\u00a0<a class=\"pretty-link-keyword\" title=\"Ear-OK\" href=\"\/recommends\/EarOK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ear-OK<\/a>\u00a0is pharmaceutically manufactured to the highest standards.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Read More of This Article Here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220819011541\/http:\/\/natural-holistic-health.com\/dealing-naturally-with-swimmers-ear\/\">http:\/\/natural-holistic-health.com\/dealing-naturally-with-swimmers-ear\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get your dried, organic herbs, organic essential oils, bulk spices, loose leaf organic teas and aromatherapy supplies at the place where we shop \u2013\u00a0Starwest Botanicals! Swimmer\u2019s Ear aka Otitis externa Fun in the sun and splashing in the water. This is part of the summer ritual for just about all kids! But what can happen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ears-throat"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8823\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}