Improving Hearing with essential oils {Levi's Story}

Many of you have followed Levi's story since he was born nearly four years ago, but for those of you who are reading my blog for the first time, here is a quick overview of his life. He was born with a midline cleft lip and abnormal palate. He had lip surgery when he was 5 months old and at 10 months we found out that he has Coloboma (an eye condition), he's worn glasses since then and had eye surgery last fall. He will most likely not need palate surgery, but the doctor is still monitoring him. He is developing normally and is a happy, sweet 3 1/2 year old.

So, about his ears. Since his palate is not complete, he has always had some issues with fluid in his ears, but the funny thing is that he has only had one or two infections his whole life. Every 6 months when we go for his check up at Children's Hospital, they put us through the ringer about getting tubes put in Levi's ears. Yes, we realize that it is "what they always do for children with palate problems," but it's never made sense to us to do a procedure just because it's what they always do.
We have had two separate pediatricians as well as an ENT doctor tell us that they do not recommend tubes for Levi. They said that some fluid is normal for a child and since he isn't getting infections, there is no need not to put him through that surgery. The ENT even said that a large number of children who get tubes still get ear infections and have fluid issues - that fact made passing on tubes a no-brainer for us.
Levi has never showed any signs of hearing problems, and his speech has always been great. Nevertheless, he always failed his hearing tests and was diagnosed with moderate hearing loss.
After being told several times that he had moderate hearing loss, I made it my goal to figure out a way to get rid of the fluid without getting tubes and try to improve his hearing. About a year ago, we cut dairy from Levi's diet and I started using Young Living essential oils - Lemon and Purification to help drain the fluid, and Valor to reverse hearing loss. After three weeks of using the oils, we went to one of the best ENT's in our area and he said that Levi's ears looked fabulous! Three days later we went to Children's for an appointment. Levi PASSED his hearing test for the first time ever! He still had some fluid in his ears, but it didn't hinder his hearing.
Throughout this past winter, we continued using oils, but Levi started eating dairy again. He had no infections. I read several things that mentioned how Lemongrass is really good for draining ears, so I decided to try that. At the end of June (about a month before the next Children's appointment) I made a roller bottle of Lemongrass, Purification, and Valor (note: some people do not recommend mixing oil blends, but it was just the easiest thing for me to do) and Levi rolled it on/around/behind his ears, down the sides of his neck (where eustachian tubes are) and on his ear vita-flex points twice each day.
Levi's latest appointment at Children's was at the end of July. Not only did he once again PASS his hearing test, his hearing was at ("bad ear") and above ("good ear") NORMAL!! The child who was told multiple times that he had moderate hearing loss is now being told that he has OUTSTANDING hearing! Praise be to the Lord! I am incredibly thankful to Him for creating plants for our healing.
Below are the details for how we applied the oils, but first can we please take a moment to talk about something very important?
Consistency.
That is the key to using essential oils. It's not a one application every few days kind of thing. Or an "oh I just apply when I remember to" kind of thing either. I truly believe that we've seen such great results because we have been consistently applying the oils morning and evening for months.
First recipe I mentioned: 1 drop Lemon and 1 drop Purification diluted in a dab of coconut oil and applied on/around/behind ear and down either side of neck. *Lemon oil is photosensitive and can cause you to burn if you are in direct sunlight for 12 hours after applying. We used just Purification in the morning and Lemon and Purification at night.
1 drop of Valor diluted with a tiny bit of coconut oil and applied to the smallest two fingers and toes of each hand/foot. (These are the vita-flex points for the ears)
Second recipe - roller bottle Add 8-10 drops each of Purification, Lemongrass, and Valor to a roller bottle. Fill the remainder of the bottle with a carrier oil such as fractionated coconut oil or grape seed oil.
Please remember that I am just a mama sharing what has worked for our family. I am not judging and will not look down on anyone who has chosen to do things differently than me.
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