Painful: You can but it might be very painful with the pressure changes your ears will go thru. Normally when pressure changes, your ear adjusts to it, but if you have an ear infection this system of adjustment is not working.
10 Health Benefits of Oil Pulling. The health benefits of oil pulling are numerous and quite astounding! Oil pulling is an ancient Ayurvedic practice used to help improve oral health and detoxification. It involves the use of pure oils in order to pull harmful bacteria, fungus, and other organisms out of the mouth, teeth, gums and throat.
Over the past few years I have heard a lot about oil pulling as a form of detoxification but never quite thought that swishing oil in my mouth would be that effective. Oil pulling is an Ayruvedic practice of pulling cold-pressed oil (like sesame oil) through your teeth for between 10-20 minutes in the morning.