Lavender oil for ear infection

Ear serves us to detect the acoustic stimulants from our environment and it also helps us to maintain balance. We distinguish three parts of the ear, outside, middle and inner ear, and although each of these parts can be affected by infection, the most frequent is infection of the middle ear. If left untreated, infections of the ear can cause loss of the ability to hear and even meningitis.

Lavender Oil

Specific sorts of lavender are used to make essential oil that has healing properties. One of its many benefits is that it helps in healing ear infections. This oil can be used in many other purposes such as reducing pain, relieving symptoms of distress, depression and sleeping problems. It is a very good relaxant for our nervous system and it can also be used for skin problems such as inflamed pimples, psoriasis and different inflammations of the skin.

Lavender oil is great for treating wounds because it helps our organism to form a connective tissue on the wounds. This oil can do miracles to our respiratory tract, which is why it is used for treating flu, sinusitis, inflammation of the tonsils and many other problems. Oil made from lavender is even helpful in destroying lice. This oil is excellent for treating indigestion, excessive gases in the alimentary canal, throwing up, watery bowel movements and many other problems regarding digestive tract.

Lavender Oil and Infection of the Ear

Aromatherapy that includes this oil can be very helpful when it comes to ear inflammation and it can relieve pain in the ear. You can use this oil in the treatment of ear infection in two different ways. You can apply some oil on the cotton and put it in your ear, but not too deep and this will fumigate your ear and you will feel much better after that.

The other method consists of putting one to two drops of this oil behind the inflamed ear right on the mastoid bone and rub that part softly using your hands. You should repeat this two times per day and the pain will be gone, and after couple of days, your infection will be cured. Now that you know what the ailments where lavender oil can be very helpful are, you can start using it to solve some of the problems you might have. If you decide to use this oil, you should first consult aromatherapists, so that he could tell you something about the adequate use of this oil.

Lavandula angustifolia is a plant of Lamiaceae family, with many therapeutic properties and biological activities, such as anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial activities. The aim of a study was to evaluate the effect of Lavandula angustifolia Mill. essential oil (LEO) on acute inflammatory response. LEO was analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) methods and showed predominance of 1,8-cineole (39.83%), borneol (22.63%), and camphor (22.12%).

LEO at concentrations of 0.5, 1, 3, and 10??g/ml did not present in vitro cytotoxicity. Additionally, LEO did not stimulate the leukocyte chemotaxis in vitro.
The LEO topical application at concentrations of 0.25, 0.5, and 1?mg/ear reduced edema formation, myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, and nitric oxide (NO) production in croton oil-induced ear edema model. In carrageenan-induced paw edema model, LEO treatment at doses of 75, 100, and 250 mg/kg reduced edema formation, MPO activity, and NO production.
In dextran-induced paw edema model, LEO at doses of 75 and 100?mg/kg reduced paw edema and MPO activity.

✓ Fact confirmed: Effect of Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) Essential Oil on Acute Inflammatory Response Gabriel Fernando Esteves Cardia, Saulo Euclides Silva-Filho, Expedito Leite Silva, Nancy Sayuri Uchida, Heitor Augusto Otaviano Cavalcante, Larissa Laila Cassarotti, Valter Eduardo Cocco Salvadego, Ricardo Alexandre Spironello, Ciomar Aparecida Bersani-Amado, and Roberto Kenji Nakamura Cuman; 2018 Mar 18.