Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Can You Hear Me Now?

Several of you have heard about the ear problem I was having and asked me if I tried this or that. I want you all to know that I tried everything. And to display proof of my desperation, here’s the list of what I tried.
Externally; the ENT, Chiropractor, Full Body Massage with lymphatic drainage, steam, hot packs, cold packs, ice packs and heating pad (dry heat). I even turned on the Sonic Toothbrush and held it to my ear to try to vibrate the stuff out of it, (this sounds strange, but it sort of helped).
In the ear I tried; garlic oil, steroid drops, sweet oil, vinegar, wax removal drops, hot water.
In the nose I tried; neti pot with a squirt of nasal decongestant (this probably helped the most out of anything but OMG it hurt like a Mother$%&#$@!), neti pot with salt water, saline nose spray.

Internally I tried; Sudafed, antibiotics, steroids, Omega 3, 4000 mg of Vit C daily, Ibuprofen, Red Algae, Echinacea/Goldenseal, Hot Tea
Just to feel better I tried; Smoking, Milkshakes, Hot baths and Chocolate
Ultimately I think the thing that worked the best was the Neti Pot… and time.

1 comment:

Jennifer Anderson said...

The only thing I didnt see was POT! It might have relaxed it! LOL