The use of olive oil is a natural and safe method for alleviating the symptoms of an ear infection.
1. Warm Olive Oil
By applying warm oil, the wax in the ear gets softer and then helps to remove the infected wax. It also alleviates any pain.- Pour few drops of warm olive oil into the infected ear.
- Cover the ear with a cotton ball and leave for a while.
- Repeat the process a few times a day until the pain is fully relieved.
2. Olive Oil, Tea Tree Oil, Colloidal Silver
- Take 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 3 drops of tea tree oil, 1 teaspoon of colloidal silver and a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar.
- Mix all ingredients well before slightly warming it for few minutes.
- Lay on one side and pour this oil mixture into your ear with the help of dropper.
- Let it sit for about 5 – 10 minutes and then turn to other side so that the oil mixture drains out of the ear completely
- Regularly repeat this process 2 – 3 times a day to heal the pain and infection quickly.
3. Olive Oil with Peppermint Oil
This process helps to cure the infection by removing the bacteria that causes the infection.- Take 5 drops of olive oil and add a drop of peppermint oil.
- Stir it well and put this oil in the ear by using ear dropper.
- Leave for a while to help ease the pain and infection.
- If you are sensitive to the peppermint oil, you can always add more olive oil to the mixture.
4. Olive Oil with Cloves
- Take a couple of cloves and blend it to a powder.
- Mix with a tablespoon of olive oil and heat for a few minutes (but make sure it does not get too hot)
- Put this oil mixture in the infected ear.
- Cover it with a cotton ball and leave to get rid of the pain and infection.
5. Warm Compress
- Take a small amount of olive oil and pour it on the infected ear with the help of an ear dropper.
- Cover the infected ear with a warm compress to obtain quick relief from the pain and infection.