Homeopathy has been proven to be just as effective as conventional medicine in the treatment of ear and respiratory infections.

When your child wakes crying from ear pain, or you’re battling a head cold with a sore throat and no energy to spare, it’s tempting to reach straight for paracetamol, cold and flu tablets, or cough syrup. It feels like the quickest way to get everyone back to sleep—or back to work.

But here’s the thing: those conventional medicines don’t actually treat the illness. They just suppress the symptoms.