I have an earache and can't afford to go to the hospital when I know what is wrong. I was just wondering if anyone knew of a simple remedy that I could do at home to give me some relief. Please, if you have any information let me know. Thanks.
2006-10-19 15:48:38 · 10 answers · asked by lookingforaremedy 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Here are some different possibilities, but they will only give you temporary relief. If you have peroxide in the house you can put some in your ear and then put cotton in your ear. If you have sweet oil u can warm it on a spoon and put some in your ear and put cotton in your ear. Heat also helps like a heating pad or you can try taking a couple of pain relievers. I hope some of these ideas help, I have used them on myself and my children but, that is only temporary to help relieve the pain until you go to the doctor. Letting an earache go could cause you to bust a hole in your eardrum.
2006-10-19 15:57:16 · answer #1 · answered by mistyblue352001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be careful... I'd see a health professional about this as soon as possible; it's probably no big deal, I would wait until tomorrow and call your primary care physician. However, I was in clinic last week and there was a cockroach on my patient's tympanic membrane (eardrum) and she only knew that her ear hurt (I'm completely serious). Not to scare you, but no matter what you do, your ear can be pretty sensitive and it's possible to do more harm than good.
2006-10-19 16:06:17 · answer #2 · answered by CardsFanMD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can try using some hydrogen peroxide squirt it into your ear, that will help get some infection out, plus take some type of pain reliever, probably acetometaphen would work if you have a fever with it that would help out, thats about all the info i can help with. i know the hydrogen peroxide sounds funny but we did it in the army for some of our patients your ear might also have wax come out when doing this. im not a doctor , but a medic. so take advice as you may at your own risk.
2006-10-19 15:54:26 · answer #3 · answered by buford a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can keep it warm, like with a hot water bottle or a heating pad. that encourages the fluid to release. also take ananti-inflammatory pain reliever, like ibuprofen. sleep with your head elevated and try not to lay on the side that hurts. most ear infections don't really need medicine or antibiotics, people have gotten them all throughout history and been fine so don't worry, i read that about 80% of them just clear up on their own.
2006-10-19 15:51:50 · answer #4 · answered by advicemom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I HEARD IF YOU TAKE A BLOW DRYER, AND LET IT BLOW INTO YOUR EAR, IT SHOULD STOP HURTING. MAYBE YOU HAVE A LOT OF WAX IN IT, AND YOU CAN BUY A EAR WAXING KIT, AT YOUR LOCAL PHARMACY. YOU CAN BUY SOME EAR DROPS AT YOU LOCAL PHARMACY, AND THEN PUT A COTTON BALL IN IT. GOOD LUCK, I KNOW HOW AN EARACHE FEELS LIKE, AND IT HURTS.
2006-10-19 15:54:18 · answer #5 · answered by tinkerbell 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I saw on the news that some walmart's have drop in medical service...can you locate one of those near you? You need to see a doctor or nurse practitioner.
2006-10-19 16:46:51 · answer #6 · answered by rachel_waves 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Similasan Ear Drops
You can find them at Rite Aid, Walgreens and so on.
2006-10-19 15:51:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
get yourself some Tinactin Anti-fungal drops... BELIEVE ME IT WORKS.... and put about 4 drops in your ear about every 4 hours followed by some cottonballs... and then lay on your opposite side.... do that for about 3 days and you'll be good as new
2006-10-19 15:50:54 · answer #8 · answered by dfksaturn2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well put sweet oil down ur ear and let it siit for like 3 min. or swimmers ear DONT USE BOTH!! u can gargle warm salt water. it actually works.
2006-10-19 15:51:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
shove a pencil in it.
2006-10-19 15:49:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋