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19 mo Chronic Ear Inflammation/Infection

I have a 19Mo who has been suffering from chronic ear inflammation and infections for about 9 months. I feel like I have tried everything and nothing is keeping the inflammation and infections from reoccurring. We seem to get healthy, only to repeat the same symptoms in a few weeks. During the past couple of months, they have been almost continuous (with only a week break) in between symptoms. I would really like to continue to use homeopathic remedies to treat this problem, but I am loosing hope. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

- 19mo boy, normal weight and height, exclusively breastfed. Introduced solids at 12 months (infections became more frequent after). He is still nursing (all through the night and day).

- Had him food intolerance tested and found out he is intolerant to wheat. We have been gluten free for 2.5 weeks. We eat a mostly vegetarian diet and consume very little dairy (we use occasional cheese as a treat). He has never consumed any beverage other than water and breastmilk.

- He is a high need baby and now toddler. Likes to be held a lot, frequently nurses, often unsettled, easily agitated. Co-sleep and demand feed him to meet these high needs.

- Sweats at night from his head during the summer months, but hasn't been sweating during these colder months.

-Likes baths when uninfected, but dislikes them during infection.

- Still not using any words. He makes lots of sounds and can understand direction (take this to the trash, give your brother a hug, etc.), but his speech is delayed.

- When his ears are bothering him, he is usually okay during the day, but miserable at night. Wakes up hourly screaming in pain and digs in his ear. Sometimes runs a fever but other times does not. The last few months the infections have come after a cold (lots of nose and chest mucus, but he has had infections without any cold.

- We see a chiropractor who looks in his ears and has suggested lots of homeopathic remedies.He says the ears are often red and bulging. He gets infections in both ears. Every time someone has looked in his ears, they say they are inflammed. His current infection is on his left ear, but both ears are inflamed. The ears look very red after sleeping.

- His current infection symptoms are frequent night waking with screaming, digging in his ears, fevered for 3 nights but fever passed (also chest congested). Thirsty for water during fever stage, but otherwise very little thirst for water. Digging in his ears during the day today for the first time. Usually he is okay during the day, but awful at night. Nose is constantly running. Usually clear, but sometimes yellow. Heavy chest congestion that rattles as he breathes.

- Remedies we have tried:

Kali Muraticum- usually seems to help keep infection away but doesn't keep the ears from being inflammed. Currently giving him two 20c tablets twice a day (have been doing this for 2 weeks), but I have used this remedy off and on for 9 months.

Chamomilla (20c tablets)- sometimes this will help with his fussiness (especially if teething), but it is hit or miss. I use this frequently.

Belodona (20 c tablets)- I use this when he runs a fever. It doesn't seem to break the fever, but it will sometimes help calm him.

Garlic and olive oil in the ear. Does not seem to be effective.

Colloidal Silver (externally/orally 3x's a day)- this has helped cure one infection, but didn't seem to help with the next one.

Hyland's Nighttime cold and cough- sometimes will help with cough, congestion, and sleep, but other times it is completely ineffective.

Hepar Sulph (20c tablets)- This is the remedy I have used most recently. It seemed to really help for about a week (symptoms cleared for one week), but then the infection returned. Has not seemed to work as well for this infection, but my chiro suggested giving this long-term along with the kali muraticum so I am continuing to give two tablets 3 x's a day.

I also tried a combination of oregon grape root, astragalus, rosehip, and nettle eybright for over 2 weeks and it did not seem to help with the congestion or ear infections.

Thank you so much for reading all of this. I am desperate for help!
[message edited by stephjo on Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:14:48 GMT]
[message edited by stephjo on Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:18:23 GMT]
 
  stephjo on 2013-01-02
This is just a forum. Assume posts are not from medical professionals.
Please give him three doses of Psorinum 200 as follows and see how that affects in next 15 days (only 3 doses in 15 days).

day 1 morning
1st dose

day 1 evening
2nd dose

day 2 morning
3rd dose

One dose means
If the medicine is in pills form 2 pills. Don't touch pills with hand. Use cap of bottle to take pills.
If the medicine is in liquid dilution form, 2 drops in some 15 ml water. Sip up slowly.

Please stop all other homeopathic remedies.
 
kadwa last decade
Thank yoy so much for your response. I am not able to find this remedy locally so I would have to order it and delay treatment. I live in Alabama, USA. Is it worth waiting or could you suggest another remedy?
 
stephjo last decade
dear dont worry.i read your history,so used this medicine,good result for your problems.

Silicea.30
Pulsatilla.30
Heper,sulp.30
Telleurium.30

all medicine mix 13+13+13+13
drops at a time with a sip of water every 4 hour,s daily for 5 day,s. 6th day report me.
doctor badar baig.
 
doctorbadar9 last decade
Thank you Dr.Badar. If I cannot find them in liquid form, can I use tablet form. How will this effect the dosage. I have quicker access to tablets.
 
stephjo last decade
if drops no avail so used the tablets.

3+3+3+3 tablets at a time every 4 hour,s daily for 5 day,s.
6th day report me.
 
doctorbadar9 last decade
I purchased all if the remedies you recommended except Telleurium. I started the other three this evening. I cannot seem to locateTelleurium ? I can search online but I don't know how long it would take to ship. Is there another comparative remedy or does it go by another name? Do you know where I can get it?
 
stephjo last decade
Dr. Badar,

I've been following your recommendation minus the tellerium fit 5 days. Ive seen improvement in nasal drainage and overall congestion. He wasn't showing any ear infection signs until Day 4. The last two nights he has woken drying several times and pushing at his ears. Today he has been pulling and poking j. His ears all day. Generally happy during the day but poking in the ears. How do I proceed?

Thank you!
 
stephjo last decade

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