They are loud and clear....

Wow I haven't blogged for a long time... And I figured I would this morning, I am sitting here with my own thoughts that are loud and clear. Hmmm.. Why are they so loud and clear? Oh yeah because about a week and a half ago I had a bit of a chest cold that turned into sinus and now has settled into my ear. So basically I can't hear much but myself.

I read yesterday to NOT EVER sleep on the side with the earache. The fluid will have nowhere to go except THROUGH the ear drum. This will cause a rupture in the drum which is very painful. Also, if this happens too many times, a person may develop a diminution of hearing because scar tissue will cover the hole created. This will cause the skin covering the drum to become thick, and therefore it won't be able to vibrate as effectively, which is how we hear.

Then it said to... The most effective way to safely get rid of an earache is simply to take a decongestant to open and/or dialate all of the passages in the head. Then you sleep on the OPPOSITE ear affected. The Eustachian Tube will open up, and sleeping on the opposite ear will allow the fluid to natually drain into the throat. (Be careful because sometimes the fluid could drain from one ear to the other this way, but it works 95% of the time.) If done properly, you will notice that most of the pain will disappear overnight.

Well this didn't work for me. My head feels more plugged up. But it did make sense in why I am so normally hard of hearing.

I read also about putting vicks on a cotton ball and putting it in your ear we will try that today along with making my own garlic oil. I know garlic oil works because it is natures antibiotic but I was just too lazy to make some.