ditto on the garlic oil; also mullwin flower oil infusion is wonderful.

my daughter got a lot of war pain and I used to have bad ear infections pretty regalrly as a chld too. my mother recmmended my grandm's old remedy; heat up salt (preferably xoarse kosher, rock, or sea salt) in a pan in the ove,, then pour it into a cotton sock and use the sock as a warm ear compress. the salt retains the heat and the salinity in the ear canal seems to work. Mke Lenoir MD, who does a health programon KPFA recommends this old home remedy too.

I;ve found strong echinacea tincture taken internally outstanding for fighting bacterial ear infections - I take the drops throughout the day, but n less thn four times a day, and keep them up for three days after the symptoms start to subside (just like you would with penicillin.) be sure it;s made from good qulity root - any echinacea produt that is going to work will lve a sort of cool, tingly feeling on your ips or tongue if you taste just a little. no tingle, it;s not much good. I also don;t mess with the "whole plant" forms that include the flowers and stems except maybe as a tnic when someone is NOT acutely ill but wants to boost immunity; it;s the roots that have the most powerful medicine.

some herbalists pack the wears with usnea, a lichen, to help heal an ear infection.

keep your ears warm and avoid dairy foods until it;s over; there is something about cows milk protein in particular that seems to irritate the immune system in a way that affects the ears, even if you are nt truly allergic. warm vegetable broth and foods that are high n Vitamin A (dark leafy greens, carrots, sweet potatoes) seem especially healing fr ear inections. watch the sweets!

good luck.