Ear infection?

Question

I'm out of town and my doctor refuses to call out eardrops for what is obviously an ear infection. The whole left side of my face is swollen accompanied by severe pain in my ear. Does anyone know of any home remedies that I can try for the pain? Can I sue my doctor for malpractice for withholding service? He said he had to look in my ear before he would prescribe anything, which duh, isn't possible since I'm four hours away!

Answer 1

NATURAL CURE FOR EAR INFECTIONS
Natural Cures For an Ear Infection - More Than Home Remedies
For the pain, put a cup of salt in the microwave for 2 to 3 minutes. Use coarse salt and dump it into a thick sock. The sock is to prevent burns. Apply the sock to the painful ear and it draws fluid out of the ear.

Get a washcloth full of hot water and wring it out. Hold this onto the ear until it cools. The moist heat will increase the circulation in the ear, thereby reducing the swelling and pain.

For the infection, put a few drops of 3% hydrogen peroxideicon into each ear, one ear at a time. Keep the solution in for 10 minutes or until the bubbling stops.

Note: Do not put liquids into your ears if you have a ruptured ear drum.

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Start with 1 tablespoon of Pure Almond Carrier Oilalmond oil and add 2 drops of Lavender Essential Oillavender essential oil, 2 drops of Chamomile Essential Oilchamomile essential oil, and 3 drops of Tea Tree Essential Oiltea tree essential oil. Mix this well, then warm the mixture. OR, another good mixture would be to start with 1 tablespoon of Pure Almond Carrier Oilalmond oil and add 2 drops of Lavender Essential Oillavender essential oil, 3 drops of Tea Tree Essential Oiltea tree essential oil, and 2 drops of Thyme Essential Oilthyme essential oil.

Two drops of this warm mixture can be put inside an infected ear three times a day (if the eardrum has never been punctured or perforated). A secondary method to further ease the pain and pressure, rub some of this mixture onto the inside and outside of the ear itself and on the affected side of the neck (the area of the lymph nodes). An even faster secondary method to relieve the pain and pressure is to get the mixture hot, add a few drops of this mixture to a little hot water, dip in a clean cloth, and use the cloth as a compress. Be careful that it is not hot enough to burn.

Note: 1) Red thyme pure essential oil is not suitable for children, epileptics or those who are prone to high blood pressure. 2) Thyme essential oil can induce a miscarriage or harm a fetus when taken internally and possibly when applied externally.

For a person who has had (ever) a perforated or punctured eardrum, follow the above procedures without adding drops inside the ear canal to achieve much of the healing and pain relief.

People that get a lot of ear infections might actually be allergic to dairy products, egg whites, wheat, peanuts or soy. Or, their intake of fatty foods may be too high.

To use these methods with babies, put one drop of the mixture into 1/4 cup of water for diluted strength, and use the diluted mixture as ear drops or for massaging.

Chewing gum that contains Xylitol (like Biotene Dry Mouth Gum, Arm & Hammer Dental Care Sugar Free Baking Soda Gum, Altoids Chewing Gum, or Dr. Ken's Sugar-Free Dental Gum) helps fight bacteria, cavities, plaque and gum disease, and helps whiten teeth. Gum chewing may help relieve pressure in the ear, and the pain from the pressure. Chewing Xylitol gum regularly has been shown to prevent inner ear infections by keeping the bacteria in the mouth from moving up into the nose and ears.

Recurring ear infections may be due to the overuse of antibiotics causing an overgrowth of candida (yeast). That is because the antibiotics kill also kill some good things in our body meant to keep out the bad things. The candida can cause a whole list of problems. In children it usually shows up as diaper rash (in women it is yeast infections), recurrent ear infections, asthma, and a host of other problems. Cutting out sugars and refined carbohydrates from the diet would help a lot, although this is not so easy with kids. So, replace the intestinal flora (a good thing) that was killed by the antibiotics. You do this with acidophilus, which comes in many forms: Acidophilus caplets, Children's Acidophilus chewable tablets, Acidophilus Strawberry Liquid, and Children's Acidophilus Powder.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Try getting some hydrogen peroxide. I remember back when I was young I would get ear infections. My mother would take a cotton ball and a bottle of hydrogen peroxide, and she would put the cotton ball at the opening of the container. She would get half of it soaked in the hydrogen peroxide and place the wet end in my hear, and then she would have me tilt my head so that the peroxide would drip into the ear. This always seemed to help. The peroxide should clear the ear out. He shoudl hear a fizzing sound. Also another great thing is a beeswax candle funnel made for drawing out wax and such from the ear. You place the wax funnel in the ear. You take a cheap disposable pie pan and poke a whole through it. This is to catch the ash. And you light it up. This causes a vacuum and draws crud out of the ear.

Answer 4

Go to an emergency room. Ear infections can be extremely dangerous if left untreated even for a couple of days, especially if you're having such bad pain. Going to an emergency room is not unreasonable in these situations.

Answer 5

1) tilt your head so the sore ear is facing up 2) pour some hydrogen proxide in it. even though it hurts, push on the bottom of your ear up so the proxide gets all in your ear. 3) do this several times a day until you finally get home. 4) unless told otherwise, take advil or ibprofen to relieve pain.

Answer 6

Your doctor is correct not to fill a prescription. It could be something else including a abuses if it is causing your face to swell.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

i agree with judy. i have suffered from chronic ear infections and have alot of scar tissue do to them which causes hearin problems. your doc is trying to cover his own butt due to all the malpractice suits. blame the greed.

Answer 9

I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYONES FACE SWELL WITH AN EARACHE! YOU MAY HAVE AN ABSCESS. TRY HOLDING MOIST HEAT ON IT AND TAKE ASPIRIN OR IBUPROFEN. YOU PROBABLY NEED AN ANTIBIOTIC! SEE ANOTHER DR.

Answer 10

you can go to primed and they will accept your insurance card