I recently had a chance to try ClearPop Rapid Earache Relief. I was excited to try it because my kids often complain about ear pain and I have Eustachian tube dysfunction myself and we like to try some basic, natural ways to ease the discomfort before heading to the doctor for antibiotics.
Most ear pain is caused by fluid building up behind the eardrum due to blockage in the Eustachian tube, so if you can get the fluid to drain before it becomes infected, hopefully you won't need medication. This is why ClearPop is a great thing to try first... the way it works, it helps drain the ear, but the best part is it contains NO medicine! It's made of helpful ingredients to support the natural drainage instead, including Xylitol and natural lemon flavor that tastes great and helps encourage saliva production to drain the eustachian tube. It fits right in with the rest of our first line of defense, which is chiropractic care and wax dissolving drops.
My son is just a little too young to understand the directions to use it and my daughter is, unfortunately, allergic to lemon, so I decided to try it on myself to see if it would help with my chronic Eustachian tube disfunction... my right ear is often plugged up. In fact, I haven't had any relief from it for many months now.
ClearPop is simple to use... you lay down with the sore ear up and suck vigorously on the ClearPop for about 20 minutes. The shape of ClearPop and the proprietary blend of ingredients work together with the negative pressure from sucking to clear the ear. See how it works here:
At first I wasn't sure anything was happening, but soon my "good" ear unplugged, which surprised me because I didn't even know it was plugged! My "bad" ear was a bit more stubborn and didn't fully open up (remember it's been plugged up for months), but I could feel that it was starting to do so, and I could hear small popping noises in it. I think that if I'd had a couple more ClearPops to try over the next few days, it might have finally unplugged. So next time I get a chance to pick some up, I'll give that a try. It would be really nice to hear properly in that ear again!
When my little guy is big enough to follow instructions, he'll be using it at the first sign of ear pain too because ClearPop was designed with a safety handle to secure the consumable part of the pop on the stick to prevent choking, making it safe for anyone over the age of two!
ClearPop is available in Wisconsin at Hometown Pharmacy, which has locations all over the state, including Neenah, Oshkosh, and Waupaca, or you can order it on Amazon. For $11.99 for a 2-pack, it's worth it to me to try it first.
I was provided a sample of the product and compensation to facilitate this review, but all opinions are my own.
