Our Son's Fever & Ear Discomfort
Author: David W.
Date: 07-02-2004
Views: 9,215
Word Count: 583
Questions Received: 7
Testimonial ID: 200-OR
Brand Neutral: No
Scientific Studies: 6
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One Monday my son, played at the house of a girl who ended up having strep throat. We found this out when her mother called to advise us on Tuesday. The girl's lab results overnight cultures confirmed it.
On Thursday morning around 1:00 am my wife, (she is a nurse), called me at work to tell me that our son was burning up with fever and his ear was bright red and painful. Fortunately I had the essential oils reference book with me. I looked up strep and told her what to do.
My wife applied Peppermint oil neat (undiluted) to the bottom of his feet. She applied Lavender oil neat to both of his ears. She applied Exodus II (a blend of oils cited in Exodus in the Bible) diluted with 100% pure organic olive oil to his carotid arteries on both sides of his neck just below his ear lobes.
She applied Cinnamon Bark oil diluted with the same olive oil on his chest. She applied Clove oil diluted with the same olive oil on his back. Lastly, she sprayed Thieves spray in his mouth. When she checked on him around 4:00 am, his fever was gone and he was able to sleep.
When I arrived home from work around 11:00 am, he was up and playing normally. The only symptom he had was slight ear pain. My wife applied all of the oils again, plus I gave him his daily chewable vitamins from Young Living (KidScents MightyVites). In addition, I gave my son two Super C's, which is 2106% of the RDA for vitamin C, and I had him rinse his mouth with Thieves Fresh Essence Plus mouth wash.
When I got up at 10:00 pm, he had no more ear pain. He was completely recovered from his illness. My wife had talked with her friend whose daughter has strep throat. The girl still had strep and was on antibiotics. On Friday I repeated all of the oils and supplements for him.
Saturday morning I took him to his doctor. My wife was concerned that it might turn into a secondary infection. They did a rapid culture for strep which was negative and an overnight culture. Monday they said the overnight culture was also negative! AMAZING!!! Just absolutely amazing! Our son had recovered within hours and his friend had to suffer all week. Also, she will have to take antibiotics for 14 days regardless.
He has had ear infections for the last four years and his right ear has always been painful and/or filled with fluid. His doctor wanted to place a tube in his ear to drain the fluid. Fortunately, I found Young Living and our up line told me to get him off dairy and wheat.
Since late February 2004 he has not complained of any ear pain. Then I read The Milk Book and we started drinking raw milk. On the Saturday when his doctor examined him, said his ears looked normal with no fluid or redness!
My wife is now a believer in Young Living products. I remember when I first bought home the Lavender oil. When I wanted to apply it to her, she called me a hippie! Now she is calling me at work asking which oils to apply!
Young Living products continue to amaze me everyday. Our son loves the NingXia Red juice and the vitamins. He prefers to drink the juice straight and he even swallows the Super C's without drinking anything!
Our son loves the Young Living products!
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| Supporting Scientific Studies | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Associated topics: ear-ache-/-infection-(Otitis) — "Essential oils or their components placed in the ear canal can provide effective treatment of acute otitis media." | Link |
| 2. | Associated topics: ear-ache-/-infection-(Otitis) — "[We] investigate[d] antimicrobial treatment of an infected [Staphylococcus aureus] cochlear implant, undertaken in an attempt to salvage the infected device.... 5 percent tea tree oil completely eradicated the biofilm following exposure for 1 hour.... Treatment of infected cochlear implants with novel agents such as tea tree oil could significantly improve salvage outcome." | Link |
| 3. | Associated topics: fever-/-febrile -/-temperature-/-(Pyrexia) — "[W]e studied the anti-inflammatory and gastroprotective effects of C. citratus [Lemongrass] and E. citriodora [Lemon Eucalyptus] essential oils on formol-induced edema and acetic acid induced abdominal cramps in Wistar rats.... In vivo analysis and histological assay showed that the two essential oils displayed significant dose-dependent edema [swelling] inhibition effect over time. They displayed strong analgesic [pain-relieving] and antipyretic [fever-reducing] properties similar to that induced by 50 mg/kg of acetylsalicylate of lysine.... This work demonstrates the anti-inflammatory property of Cymbopogon citratus [Lemongrass] and Eucalyptus citriodora [Lemon Eucalyptus], suggesting their potential role as adjuvant therapeutic alternatives in dealing with inflammatory-related diseases." | Link |
| 4. | Associated topics: fever-/-febrile -/-temperature-/-(Pyrexia) — "Burn Healing Potential of Nigella sativa seed oil in rats.... Nigella sativa L. (Black cumin) has shown a broad spectrum of pharmacological effects like antipyretic [fever reducing], analgesic [pain reducing], anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial.... The present study suggests the burn wound healing action of seeds may be due to anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of major compounds in the oil." | Link |
| 5. | Associated topics: food-allergy-/-sensitivity — "[L]avender oil inhibits immediate-type allergic reactions [anaphylaxis] by inhibition of mast cell degranulation in-vivo and in-vitro." | Link |
| 6. | Associated topics: food-allergy-/-sensitivity — "[T]he biological activity of 20 essential oils (EOs) from herbal plants and citrus fruits were investigated in terms of mammalian DNA polymerase (pol) inhibitory activity, cancer cell (human colon carcinoma) growth inhibitory activity, antiallergic activity... in rat basophilic leukemia cells, and antioxidant activity.... Among these EOs, chamomile... showed significant effects on both cancer cell growth and mast cell degranulation. On the basis of these results, chamomile EO can be recommended as a potentially useful, bioactive candidate for therapeutic applications." | Link |
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