How is the fastest way to get rid of an earache without seeing a doctor?

Answer 1

If the ache is due to an eustachian tube blockage, you can solve your problem by taking an over the counter medication designed to help relieve sinus blockage/pressure. To decide if this is your trouble, hold your nose and gently blow. If you don't feel/hear the eardrum "pop", then the tubes are blocked, or if it hurts too much to try they are blocked. If that doesn't work in a few days time, or you begin to run fever, you will need to see the doctor.
If the problem is due to swimmers ear, you can get a pain relief and cure at the local pharmacy, just ask for something for swimmer's ear. To tell the difference between an outer and inner ear infection, try to pop the ears. If they do pop, and the pain is primarily felt in the ear canal, it is likely swimmers ear. You can also use a little warmed oil and dribble one or two drops in the ear to soothe it.
Warmth feels good on an earache, either via a heating pad or a warm washcloth. You can warm one in the microwave and hold it against the ear that hurts. Also blocking off the ear canal by laying on that side or putting a cotton ball just inside the ear, but not the canal, helps to block off drafts and deaden the sounds.
If you run a fever at any point, or the ear doesn't improve in 2-3 days, you really do need to see a doctor. If the inner ear gets too badly infected or fills with fluid, it can cause the eardrum to burst. That takes longer to heal, and can permanently affect your hearing.

Answer 2

What is Ear ache?
Earache is the result of infection in the ear area. The middle of the ear is normally filled with air. But during a cold, fluid or mucus gets accumulated in the middle ear and may get infected by bacteria, which leads to ear pain. Even infections that affect the ear nerves can be a cause for earache. There are quite a number of reasons for the earache to occur, and all the symptoms have to be dealt with prompt medical care.



Common Causes of Ear ache
Blockage in the ear tube (Eustachian tube)

Tooth infection such as abscessed teeth

Objects stuck in the ear

Damage to the eardrum

Sinusitis

Earwax

Arthritis

Ear injury

Tonsilitis

Pharyngitis



Home Remedies for Ear ache
Tips 1:

Grind a few Holy basil leaves and extract some juice. Apply 2 drops inside the ear.

Tips 2:

Boil 3-4 cloves of Garlic in some water. Mash them and add a pinch of salt. Wrap this poultice in a flannel or woolen cloth and place on the aching ear.

Answer 3

Take Robitussin for 5 days. If you have pain, take Tylenol.
There are some oils like glycerin to relieve pain you can put in the ear if the eardrum is intact. (If you have tubes or a ruptured eardrum, the oil will make your ear hurt a lot more than an ear infection!)
If it doesn't get better in that time, go to a doctor.

Answer 4

Chop up half an onion, wrap in handkerchief and keep firmly pressed on ear.