GARLIC MULLEIN EAR OIL

By the age of six, almost 95 percent of all children will have had otitis media, or a middle ear infection. Ear infections are more common in children than in adults because children's eustachian tubes are smaller and more horizontal, which hampers drainage. Middle ear infections occur because of an infection by a bacteria or a virus, usually as a result of a cold. Inflammation causes pus, which presses on the eardrum, causing great pain. Chronic infections may occur when the eustachian tube becomes persistently blocked due to repeated ear infections, allergies, adenoid problems, or some sort of trauma to the ear. Persistent ear infections may lead to a ruptured eardrum and eventual hearing loss. Doctors prescribe antibiotics for ear infections because they kill the bacteria and can prevent the infection from spreading to the brain or the bone around the ears. Kids generally will feel better faster when they are given antibiotics. However, research indicates that most simple ear infect