Ears

Aajonus described the body as discharging toxins through every available surface and orifice, and the ears were included in this list alongside tear ducts, salivary glands, gums, tongue, skin pores, urinary tract, vaginal cavity, and the intestinal tract. Ear wax in particular was named as a recognized discharge vehicle. When the lymphatic system processes heavy metals, industrial poisons, or other toxins from the brain and nervous system, it routes them downward through the nodes and glands of the jaw and neck region and the body can push those toxins out through the ear canal as wax.

He described personally having a burned hole in his ear at one point, crusty and bleeding, which he attributed to his sinuses dumping concentrated metallic minerals that were corrosive enough to damage tissue as they exited. Heavy metals that accumulate in the brain and nervous system, particularly those derived from cooked and processed foods where minerals are cauterized into metallic form, are among the most damaging discharges because they can burn the mucous membranes, the tear ducts, and the ear canal as they exit.

The tonsils were described as the primary lymphatic protection for the brain. When tonsils are removed or rendered inactive through scarring, the brain becomes more vulnerable to toxic accumulation. The glands of the jaw, throat, and neck area, which are the upper network of the lymphatic system, are responsible for the ears and everything in the head down to approximately the clavicle. When those glands are congested or overwhelmed, toxicity backs up into the ear tissues.

Ear infections were framed entirely as detoxification events, not as diseases to be suppressed. They were described as the body concentrating a discharge of congestion and toxicity in and around the ear. The standard position was that the body uses the ear as a route when lymphatic congestion in the neck and jaw area forces the discharge through whatever local tissue is available.

The protocol from "We Want to Live" for ear infections was as follows. Resting a hot water bottle next to the entire side of the head increases circulation, speeds nutrients to the affected area, and soothes the inflamed tissue during the detoxification. Eating tomatoes was recommended for reducing fever and minimizing swelling. Eating citrus along with tomatoes was recommended to help neutralize toxins in the affected area so that healing progresses more quickly.

For severe pain during an ear infection, a specific pain formula was given: a golf ball-sized amount of ground meat with one-half tablespoon of unsalted raw butter and one-half teaspoon of unheated honey, eaten every four to six hours. This combination was said to relieve pain and speed healing. Alternatively, drinking a mixture of raw milk and bee pollen, or raw carrot juice and bee pollen, was also given as a pain-relieving option.

For more immediate local relief, the protocol was to press the juice from fresh garlic or onion, mix four drops into one teaspoon of room-temperature unheated-above-96-degree Fahrenheit fermented coconut oil, or cold-pressed peanut oil, or stone-pressed olive oil, then slowly put drops into the ear and gently plug the ear with a puff of cotton. Heat was then to be applied with a hot water bottle, not an electric heating pad. Electric pads were explicitly excluded because their electromagnetic fields may interfere with neural function and healing.

In a written consultation regarding a case of severe ear and neck swelling, with fluid in the eustachian tube persisting without decrease since onset, Aajonus advised against panic and recommended placing a hot water bottle at the affected ear and letting the moisture evaporate, with a silk cloth placed over the water bottle and the side of the head to tent the heat into the area. He did not recommend draining the fluid through the eardrum with a needle and he did not validate that recommendation when it was raised by the person asking.

For a child's ear eruption, Aajonus recommended applying lime juice (not lemon) two to three times daily, then after three minutes applying non-fermented coconut cream with a little honey.

In a clinical iridology reading, a person with a history of frequent childhood ear infections was shown to still have significant toxicity in the left ear and a smaller amount in the right. The recommendation for that specific case included a honey and butter mixture at a ratio of 14 parts butter to 1 part honey for one week, then 7 parts butter to 1 part honey the following week, alternating between those two ratios on a weekly basis, with at least three tablespoons of that mixture per meat meal.

One case described in the workshop transcripts involved a person who experienced significant ear blockage throughout their life, with the sensation of closure and muffled hearing in recent years. This was attributed to mercury from childhood vaccines discharging lymphatically. The advice was to loosen the lymphatic system, including through pineapple baths. The result of that protocol was that black gummy-bear-sized balls would fall out of the ears, described as the mercury being mobilized and expelled through the ear canal.

This case directly connected vaccine-derived mercury to lymphatic stagnation and the consequent blockage of the ears, and the pineapple bath was the specific mechanical tool recommended to get the lymphatic system moving enough that the discharge could complete.

Tinnitus was explained as swelling in the ears, and that swelling was directly linked to fluid retention. Sodium was given as one cause of that fluid retention, specifically the retention of water rather than absorption of it. Aajonus described personally experiencing tinnitus after consuming excess sodium, noting that the salt caused water retention in his neurological fluids and in his blood, making focused thought more difficult and disturbing sleep.

In a written response regarding ringing ears in a patient, Aajonus stated that ringing ears is caused by too much fluid in the eardrums. The specific remedy given was to place a hot water bottle next to the ear that experiences the most ringing first, in order to evaporate fluid from the ear.

Meniere's Syndrome, described as a disease of the labyrinth of the ear characterized by recurrent deafness, ringing in the ear, dizziness, nausea, and vomiting, was attributed chiefly to a lack of enzyme mutations for assimilating and utilizing minerals in cooked and processed foods. The framework reading was that the mineral imbalance in the labyrinth of the ear is caused by the inability to properly assimilate minerals when the enzymes that would normally enable that assimilation have been destroyed or never developed in the context of a cooked food diet. The recommended corrective approach was eating plenty of full-fat raw milk, no-salt-added raw cheeses, and raw meat to heal the mineral imbalance over time. The reference was also made to the Mineral Deficiency entry in "We Want to Live" for fuller context.

Dizziness was noted as occasionally caused by swelling in one ear that does not match the other, creating an imbalance. This was distinguished from the more common cause of dizziness, which is low blood sugar. The reference to ear-caused dizziness was brief and directional, pointing toward the Ear Infections section for fuller handling.

In iridology readings across multiple individuals, Aajonus repeatedly identified heavy metal concentrations near the ears, in the sinuses, and in the brain tissue adjacent to the ears. In one reading he described a patient with lots of metal poisoning in the brain, concentrated right near the ears, and noted the metal as the cause of infection in that area. The same patient had also undergone a barium milkshake procedure, and Aajonus noted that barium has a hundred-year life in the body and that each subsequent X-ray reactivates it and amplifies its radiation effects. He stated that barium also prevents cells from regenerating and healing, and recommended blueberries and blackberries as better agents for removing it, at four to five ounces by volume of berries once a day.

In another reading, a person with a TMJ problem was told that metals in the neck on the left side, up around the ear, could cause the ear to become inflamed if that area begins dumping its stored toxins, and that the discharge would likely then move down into the lungs, probably into the upper bronchioles.

In another case, a welder who had transitioned to hairdressing was shown to have heavy metals in the brain from both professions, as metal fumes from welding and hairspray from hairdressing both contribute to metallic accumulation. Nail polish was cited as another source of alkaloids and volatile solvents that evaporate and enter through the respiratory and lymphatic systems.

For a patient with heavy metal toxicity in the sinuses and around the right ear particularly, the recommendation included two lubrication formula applications daily, one with each meat meal, at least a pound and a quarter of meat per day, and vegetable juice at approximately 80% celery and 20% parsley for chlorophyll to support lung function. The juice recommendation for another patient with ear toxicity was 70% celery, 10% parsley, 10% zucchini, and 10% cucumber.

Aajonus described his own hearing loss in multiple sessions with some variation in the specific numbers. In some accounts he stated he lost 80% in one ear and 60% in the other after his father struck both eardrums; in others he said 80% in one and 40% in the other. The consistent point was that over many years on the Primal Diet, the numbers improved and in some accounts reversed. He described hearing starting to return to a great extent once he began eating a good diet. He framed this as structural regeneration of the ear tissue that became possible only once the body had sufficient raw protein and fat to rebuild.

He also described a prior episode in which he had been caught smoking and his father struck him, popping both eardrums and causing 60% hearing loss in one ear and 40% in the other, with those percentages later restored to approximately 80% and 80%, still leaving 20% loss in each.

His mother's hearing loss was attributed to annual flu shots, each of which caused incremental damage, eventually reaching a point where a device was surgically planted into her skull and attached to the brain, after which she experienced repeated infections. This was presented as a contrast to dietary recovery, showing what happens when the cause of damage continues rather than being removed.

In a newsletter account of a personal detoxification he was undergoing while traveling, Aajonus described using what he called the butter, cheese, and honey pain formula as his preferred treatment for ear pain. He chose this formula specifically for the ear because it was the least liquid among his pain formulas and would help remove fluid from the ear rather than adding to it. He noted that the formula worked perfectly for pain management, and that he only experienced pain when he went five to six hours without it, or on flights, where altitude pressure added to the water pressure caused by the ongoing detoxification and produced intense pain. He noted that because he was traveling extensively and lecturing at the time, he was not taking many hot-tub baths to help perspire the toxins from his tissues, which would have accelerated the resolution.

He also reiterated in that account that swelling is increased circulation of blood and lymph to the troubled area, bringing nutrients for detoxification and healing, and that the body must have swelling when there is detoxification. This was stated as a general principle applied specifically in the context of ear detoxification.

Ear wax was included in multiple catalogues of the body's discharge pathways. Along with tear ducts, salivary glands, gums, tongue, skin, urinary tract, and vaginal cavity, ear wax was described as one of the routes through which the lymphatic system discards toxins. The body was said to use every area where there is leakage or a natural exit. Ear wax therefore carries the same basic meaning as other discharges in the framework: it is evidence of the body actively processing and expelling what it cannot use or safely retain.

In the specific context of heavy metals from the brain and nervous system, those metals exit partly through the ear wax channel, and if the metals are concentrated or caustic enough they can burn tissue on the way out, as Aajonus described in his own case with the burned hole in his ear during a period of heavy sinus and lymphatic dumping.

When discussing what keeps the body clean in the absence of soaps and chemical antiseptics, Aajonus stated that what cleans the ears is bacteria and fungus. He presented this as part of a broader argument that microbes serve necessary janitorial functions throughout the body. He contrasted the ears with the feet, which are covered and humid and therefore maintained by fungus, versus exposed skin, which would be cleaned by salmonella and listeria eating dead tissue if it were open. The point applied to the ears was that their microbial populations are doing the work of maintaining cleanliness and that disrupting those populations with antibiotics or antiseptics interferes with that function.

The ears are maintained by the upper portion of the lymphatic network, specifically the glands concentrated in the jaw area, around the ears, in the throat, and in the shoulder area. These nodes and glands neutralize toxicity flowing out of the brain, convert it into a fluid form, and dump it under the skin or through the local discharge pathways. When this network is congested or when the person's lymphatic system is slow or blocked, the toxins back up and the ear tissues bear the burden.

Lymphatic rosary belts, a term Aajonus used in iridology readings, indicating lymphatic congestion visible in the iris, were found in the ear region in multiple patients. For lymphatic congestion around the ears, one recommendation was to eat some bowel from an organically raised buffalo or cow, noting that its fecal content would specifically help with that type of lymphatic congestion. Pineapple, particularly greener pineapple, was also recommended in cycles for lymphatic activity in the head and neck region. For one patient with significant lymphatic congestion in the ear area, a cycle of three days of pineapple was suggested as part of the protocol.

In a written exchange, a person described noticing a small hard mass in their horse's right ear that grew over time, which they initially treated with stabilized oxygen. The mass began peeling and bleeding, and the horse eventually refused to allow treatment of the ear, leading to veterinary intervention where it was sedated, the mass surgically removed, and cauterized. The vet identified it as skin cancer. Aajonus's response on this case was not fully captured in the available passages but the context established that the stabilized oxygen was the owner's initial treatment approach and that the condition was at least visually consistent with fungal activity before the vet's cancer determination.