This is Dr. Christopher’s hearing formula, a five-herb combination used for poor balance, hardness of hearing and earache. He taught that much hearing and balance trouble comes from a congested motor nerve, the nerve that runs from the base of the skull, and these herbs are chosen to feed that nerve and clear the congestion. Dr. Christopher and his patients used the drops for hearing loss and balance trouble with good success, as long as the eardrum was intact. They also bring quick relief to an earache.
What a Good Hearing Formula Contains
A good hearing formula might contain these five herbs, in equal parts:
- Blue Cohosh, 1 part. A nervine Dr. Christopher used for the motor nerve, including for earache and hardness of hearing.
- Black Cohosh, 1 part. Supports the motor nerve and eases tension.
- Blue Vervain, 1 part. Supports circulation, eases anything spasmodic, and helps with nervousness, sleeplessness and nervous headache.
- Skullcap, 1 part. Valued for the spinal cord and the motor nerve, where it rises at the base of the skull. When that nerve is congested, messages have trouble getting through, and Skullcap helps clear it.
- Lobelia, 1 part. Its great strength is removing obstruction and congestion in the body.
“Parts” can be any measure you like, as long as you use the same one for every herb. By weight, that’s simply equal ounces of all five.
Putting It Together
Put the dry herbs in a glass jar and pour in 80-proof vodka. Once the herbs have settled, you want about 60% herb sediment on the bottom and 40% liquid on top. Shake the jar every day. The traditional timing follows the moon, from the new moon to the full moon, about two weeks. I prefer to let my extracts sit a full three months, which makes them good and strong. Then strain and bottle the liquid.
How to Use It
- At bedtime, put 4 to 6 drops of garlic and mullein oil in each ear with an eyedropper, then 4 to 6 drops of the hearing formula.
- Plug the ears with cotton overnight.
- Repeat nightly, six nights a week, for 4 to 6 months or as needed.
- On the seventh day, gently flush the ears with a small ear syringe, using warm apple cider vinegar and distilled water, half and half. The ear is very delicate; never use force.
- Also take 6 to 10 drops of the formula in a cup of juice or distilled water, up to three times a day.
For more, see Hearing Loss & Natural Healing for the Ears.
This is shared for educational purposes, from my own study and experience. It is not medical advice.
