A resident of China decided to cure an ear infection with folk remedies and put a clove of garlic in his ear. This was reported on the website of the Fox News Channel. A citizen named Kahn went to the hospital with complaints of ear pain. Otolaryngologist Zhong Yijun examined the patient and found a white foreign body in his left ear canal. Assuming that these were the consequences of inflammation, the doctor cleaned the canal and noted an unpleasant odor coming from it.
Then the patient admitted that he read on some website that garlic is an excellent anti-inflammatory agent, and put it in the ear. “The garlic smelled creepy as it wandered there for two months,” Dr. Yijun explained. Kana had his ear canal cleaned and prescribed treatment, and was also advised not to trust information from unverified websites.
“Don't believe everything you've read, especially non-traditional therapies like the advice to put ginger, garlic or chili in your ear. Foreign objects clog the ear canal and can cause severe inflammation,”concluded Yijun. In March, it was reported that a resident of the Chinese city of Chenzhou was admitted to the hospital after receiving a drip of fruit juice. A 51-year-old amateur of alternative medicine decided to inject herself with a mixture of juices of various fruits.
