Children, Ear Infections, and Crying-it-out
My children have had very few experiences with earaches or ear infections in their lifetimes. My 17-year-old has only had an earache 2-3 times ever. My 12-year-old had an earache once as a baby and once as an older child. My 9-year-old had 2-3 mild earaches two summers ago. My 6-year-old boy had one ear hurt for approximately two hours last year, and my 8 1/2-month-old girl has never had an ear infection. The grand total of earaches among my five children throughout their lives is 7-9.
Earaches or ear infections occur when a person experiences a conflict about wanting to hear something, but can’t, OR when the person does not want to hear something. For example, two summers ago, the weather was rather unpredictable, so we spent much time one morning debating over whether or not we would be able to go on a river float. My 9-year-old daughter loves such activities and wanted to go badly. We kept changing our minds. When we finally announced that we definitely were going to go, my 12-year-old son, familiar with German New Medicine, predicted that his sister would get an ear ache. Sure enough, as we were floating down the beautiful river, my daughter’s ear began to hurt and throb. That was the healing phase of her hearing (sound-morsel) conflict. She wanted to hear something, and when it finally came true, she began to heal. That’s when the pain begins. We knew it wouldn’t last because her conflict active time was short, but it still hurts in the mean time! The same thing happened the next time we hummed and hawed over going on another river float the following week! (We treat earaches with garlic, but get your own medical consultation.)
I often hear parents talk about their babies having ear infections. Oftentimes during infancy, it is because the parents let their baby cry-it-out. When baby wants to hear his mother come to rescue him, but she doesn’t, and then when she finally does come, he may develop an ear infection or ear ache. That is a predictable and preventable health problem. If you want to help prevent ear infections, respond to your baby’s cries. Read more about crying-it-out here.
“The middle ear relates to hearing conflicts (the “sound-morsel”). The conflict of “not being able to catch a sound morsel”, for example not hearing Mommy’s voice, affects the right ear, whereas the conflict of “not being able to get rid of a sound morsel”, for instant loud annoying noise, affects the left ear. An intense conflict-activity results in a middle ear “infection” during the healing phase.” (Source: German New Medicine) NOTE: I understand the right/left ear makes if a difference if you are right or left-handed. Also, I understand some conflicts affect both ears regardless.
A similiar situation would occur if a child is at daycare and needs to hear his or her mother’s voice or doesn’t want to hear the daycare provider’s voice.
I have studied German New Medicine independently for the past four years, and I took a full four-day seminar last summer. I am NOT an expert, and I will NOT answer health questions, but I encourage you to research this material yourself. I find it incredible, and it applies so accurately to the health concerns I face with a family of seven.
I highly recommend the booklet:
The Strong family and their medical adventures: Lisa has a middle ear infection Volume 2
And the following two websites:
http://newmedicine.ca/
http://www.germannewmedicine.ca/home.html
When your child becomes sick, determine the conflict that the child faced right before he or she fell ill. I have been on Facebook since 2007, and I have been able to predict with great accuracy who is going to get sick, and what they will get. I will tell my husband that so-and-so is going to get a cold, etc. and sure enough, she does. I have seen this with colds and flus, pink eye, sore throats, eczema, and of course ear infections, etc. Things that stand out where a child is bound to get sick is when they start daycare, or when their mother works full-time and then takes time off to be home with the child. I have seen both mother and child develop pink eye because they are so happy to see each other during a vacation. I read about a baby’s recurring earaches, and suspect the mother lets him cry-it-out. Sure enough, that ends up being the case. Also, school causes a lot of stress conflicts and belly-aches for children. I have seen lots of university students get colds or flus right after exams. Conflicts in your life can make you sick. Learn how to prevent conflicts and resolve inevitable conflicts quickly.
Edited to add: Hearing conflicts aren’t the only cause of health problems related to crying-it-out. It’s how the child perceives the situation. It could also be a visual conflict, or a separation conflict (resulting in skin issues), or an abandonment conflict, etc.
Edited a mistake: Even though he didn’t remember, I am sure that my six-year-old’s ear did hurt for a couple hours last year.
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Very interesting. I’ve never heard of that connection before.
Hi Cynthia!! I’m so glad I didn’t lose ALL my readers! (Just most of them.) Sorry that I close my site now and again. I can’t help myself.
I am glad you are back. I was so sad to have almost lost the discipline article (right after I had sent it to my brother which resulted in ripping a scab open and him unfriending me on facebook
He follows the Pear’s teachings). The timing was unfortunate, lol. But I found a cached link to the article, so was still able to access it! Hopefully my brother will read the article in full. Praying he does. It was what confirmed where I felt the Lord leading my convictions with regards to disciplining my daughter.
This was an interesting post! Ella’s had two mild ear infections (though i don’t actually know that they were full-out ear infections, she was noticeably uncomfortable in her ear for about an evening two separate times.) But both times were while she had a cold. We practice AP, so she never cio. We fixed them with garlic oil in the ears and garlic on the feet!
So sorry about your brother. That must be so hard.
I didn’t say they were all connected to crying-it-out, but rather a hearing conflict. Definitely could be part of a cold which can be the healing phase of a stink conflict (among other things).
Very interesting article….I have never heard about treating an ear infection with garlic but I would like to know more about it….thanks for sharing Carol!
Hmmm…. this is quite interesting!!
I don’t think any of mine have had ear infections… I literally can’t remember a single one.
But that “New Medicine” looks very interesting. More to research!