How Oils Helped Me Through A Throat Infection
Author: Stephanie B.
Date: 04-19-2012
Views: 5,741
Word Count: 571
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Testimonial ID: 7118-OR
Brand Neutral: No
Scientific Studies: 8
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On Tuesday, I noticed my ears were a bit clogged up. Not a lot, just a teeny bit. I shrugged it off thinking I was probably imagining things (listen, don't hesitate. you probably aren't imagining things. just some advice.) :O)
The following evening, my sinuses and my throat felt funny. Not painful; just a bit funny. But, thinking I might be able to head off the infection, I gargled with some Thieves, and went to bed.
Well, by morning my throat was so swollen and painful, I could barely talk and definitely couldn't swallow. My husband took one look at me, and said "Wow! Your face is swollen!"
I had a headache, my eyeballs hurt, my sinuses were swollen, and my throat was killing me. I took some ibuprofen and went to work anyway. By the afternoon, with several doses of ibuprofen in me, I was feeling so bad I didn't know how I was going to walk out to the van, and drive home. Thank goodness I have a daughter who can drive!
I got home, got in bed, and turned my electric blanket up on high (it was 80 degrees), and I was still cold, so I knew I had a fever. I tried to sleep it off for a few hours, but nothing was getting better, so I began using my oils.
That evening I took two cayenne/garlic pills, sprayed my throat with two squirts of the Thieves Spray (this immediately numbed my throat so I could swallow), put Thieves around my ears, down my eustachian tubes, and over my sinuses (it stung a bit, so you might want to dilute it. I was feeling horrible, so didn't really care.)
Then I had my daughter give me a Raindrop treatment. As soon as she began putting the oils on my feet, I could feel my body start to relax. When she began putting the oils on my back, the achiness began going away. My skin was really hurting from the fever, but the aches in my spine were easing. She put a moist, hot compress on my back, and I tried my best to relax.
She finished up the Raindrop at about 6:30, and I've been steadily feeling better since. My fever broke (it didn't even do that with the ibuprofen), and now I'm sweating. My throat is much better; I can actually swallow. I still don't feel well, but I feel SO MUCH BETTER than I did before I began using the oils.
I've sprayed my throat with the Thieves Spray again, and I'm going to take another two cayenne/garlic pills. The amazing thing is that as horrible as I was feeling, it only took about two hours for me to improve.
I had a bit of a relapse overnight. Got my fever back, and had a terrible time swallowing. But, I kept up the cayenne/garlic pills, Thieves Spray, and Thieves around my ears, neck, and face. I had another Raindrop treatment in the morning, and used a sinus irrigator with two drops of Thieves.
I've put some RC in my nose, and it makes a huge difference in the swelling. I'm still feeling under the weather, but also still much better than yesterday.
I started feeling SO much better the following Monday afternoon, and I continued to improve each day. My throat is no longer sore, just a bit scratchy. I now feel like I have a mild cold. I'm so relieved! Thank you, oils!
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| Supporting Scientific Studies | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Associated topics: ears — "Essential oils or their components placed in the ear canal can provide effective treatment of acute otitis media." | Link |
| 2. | Associated topics: sinus-headache — "Cineole has mucolytic, bronchodilating and anti-inflammatory properties and reduces the exacerbation rate in patients suffering from COPD, as well as ameliorates symptoms in patients suffering from asthma and rhinosinusitis.... The effects of Cineole in the treatment of acute bronchitis were clearly measurable and could be proven after a treatment period of merely 4 days. This study corroborates the fact that Cineole actively and significantly reduces cough frequency after four days." | Link |
| 3. | Associated topics: ears — "[We] evaluate[d] the efficacy of the Pycnogenol [French maritime pine bark extract] in improving cochlear flow and symptoms... for patients with Meniere’s disease (MD), tinnitus, and cochlear hypoperfusion.... Symptoms of Meniere’s disease [spontaneous vertigo, positional vertigo, hearing loss, tinnitus, pressure in the ear, unsteady gait], flow at cochlear level, and tinnitus improved in Pycnogenol subjects...." | Link |
| 4. | Associated topics: ears — "[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 |
| 5. | Associated topics: sore-/-scratchy-throat — "The antibacterial activity of 14 essential oils and their major constituents in the gaseous state was evaluated against [respiratory tract pathogens] Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Staphylococcus aureus. [The] oils [with cinnamon bark, lemongrass, and thyme being most potent] and their major constituents were shown to be effective against various bacteria tested.... These results indicate that the antibacterial action of essential oils was most effective when at high vapor concentration for a short time." | Link |
| 6. | Associated topics: headache — "Lavender, mint [peppermint], orange, rose, chamomile, rosemary, and sage were used.... Depression levels in the touch-music-aroma therapy group... showed a larger decrease than in the... control groups [that did not include aromatherapy].... [FMS] symptoms such as restless sleep, headache, morning fatigue, exhaustion, feeling like crying, and bowel complaints were also significantly reduced." | Link |
| 7. | Associated topics: sinus-headache,headache — "Peppermint and its active ingredient menthol have long been used for the treatment of various pain conditions including headache.... Menthol solution can be an efficacious, safe and tolerable therapeutic option for the abortive treatment of migraine." | Link |
| 8. | Associated topics: fever-/-febrile -/-temperature-/-(Pyrexia),swelling-/-swollen-/-puffy — "[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 |
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