# Ear infection: Ever cured with first round of antibiotics?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-infection-ever-cured-with-first-round-of-antibiotics/712472>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 12, 2015, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-infection-ever-cured-with-first-round-of-antibiotics/712472 "2015-02-12T14:04:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2015, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-infection-ever-cured-with-first-round-of-antibiotics/712472/21 "2015-02-14T17:03:21Z")

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Both (20 years apart) of mine.

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**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2015, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-infection-ever-cured-with-first-round-of-antibiotics/712472/22 "2015-02-14T20:41:53Z")

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> [@Rachellelogram](#):
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> I apply ear drops containing oil of oregano mixed with olive oil and it takes care of outer ear infections within a couple of days. I’ve never taken antibiotics for one.

Did you mean \*middle \*ear? The outer ear is the part you can see, plus the ear canal. The earaches I’m thinking of are behind the ear canal. Oil of anything should not usually penetrate to the location of the infection. The best it could do is possibly equalize pressure.

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**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2015, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-infection-ever-cured-with-first-round-of-antibiotics/712472/23 "2015-02-15T02:05:32Z")

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Every ear infection I’ve ever had was cleared up by the first round. Same goes for every strep throat infection. Luckily I haven’t had either since I developed my allergy (or sensitivity) to pretty much every antibiotic I have ever taken.

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