To say I had ear infections when I was little would be a huge understatement. My ear infections were so severe and chronic that I was deaf for part of my childhood. I could not hear when I was in kindergarten and would instead read lips.
My parents discovered this one day, leading to accelerated amounts of antibiotics and eventually surgery to have tubes placed in my ears. I remember it all. The pain, the taste of the antibiotic because I could not swallow them (my parents put them in marshmallows), the ear drops, and finally the surgery. As the process is designed, the tubes fell out as I got older and I remember that as well.
I did not have ear pain again until I started working at a pool, but the memory of that pain scared me.
It was not until I saw a doctor in South Korea that I learned the extent of the damage my chronic ear infections had on my eardrums. Using a video scope, my doctor showed me my eardrums. Unlike my children’s eardrums, mine is graced with crescent moon scar tissue. The doctor said it was from the severe ear infections I suffered from as a child. I think the tube surgery also played a part.
I wish my parents had known about this amazing trick when I was a child, and I am glad I know about it now. If my kids ever have ear pain, I will use this right away. I do not want them to suffer like I did.
Salt Sock Remedy
What is Needed:
- Cotton Sock
- 1 ½ Cup of Sea Salt