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My 8 year suffers from chronic congestion due to 80 percent blockage in her nose and enlarged adenoids.
My 8 year suffers from chronic congestion due to 80 percent blockage in her nose and enlarged adenoids. She swim twice a week. Today she woke up with a blocked ear. There’s no pain but she’s experiencing a muffled sound which is uncomfortable and scary for her. Any advice please? -
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Hi – does your daughter consume dairy? Enlarged adenoids and ear infections/congestion are often associated with dairy sensitivities. Have you ever tried an elimination challenge of removing dairy 100% for at least a month? Butter, ghee, milk, yogurt, cheese, sour cream, ice cream, kefir, buttermilk.
Have you been to see a doctor to assess her ear? What is causing the blockage in her nose? Does she breathe from her mouth or her nose?
Just a few questions to get the conversation started…
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she’s about 80
Percent dairy free. I try to limit is as much as possible. When I do give her dairy it’s organic cheese occasionally, organic yoghurt and organic kefir.We saw an ENT a few months ago for her snoring which is really bad and he confirmed she has 80 percent blockage in nose as well as enlarged adenoids. She’s a mouth breather.
We haven’t see anyone for her ear as it just happened this morning. She has no pain at all… just a blocked ear on one side and so sounds are muffled for her. She’s on a swim team here so she swims twice a week. Not sure if that’s also aggravating her congestion?
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if her immune system is flagging dairy as a threat, even a little bit of dairy here and there will trigger an immune response. I would strongly encourage you to try a 100% dairy elimination for a minimum of 30 days (ideally 3-4 months) to be able to assess if this is contributing to her enlarged adenoids (it is often the case) and sinus congestion.
What did the ENT say is causing the blockage? Deviated septum? I’m currently reading the book “Breath” by James Nestor and it is very eye opening. It is possible to train your daughter to breathe from her nose, and open up those passageways. Is her sleep affected by any chance as a result?
In terms of her ear congestion – you would really need to get it assessed by a doctor to know what is at play before I can offer any guidance.
However, if you suspect it might be swimmer’s ear from the pool, here are my go-to remedies for that:
-Freeze thin wet socks in the freezer – hang them straight or lie them flat. Meanwhile soak legs in something hot; hot tub, deep bin for 3 minutes. Put on the frozen thin wet socks, then put warm socks over. Prolonged cold will send blood flow to the legs and away from head to relieve congestion from head and ears. Sleep with them on.
-To dry the ears and remove ear wax, there’s a product called Debrox https://www.debrox.com/ It’s thick earwax removal. Squirt into ear, put cotton ball soaked in warm water and leave it there for 1 hour. Then take filtered water and suction it out.-To help dry ears after swimming, use isopropyl alcohol.
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