My mom has had an in grown hair bump inside her nose for a few days and now her upper lip and nose is swollen and so sore she has started to cry!! i really need help and i am a panick freak when it comes to my mom she has had a hart attack and open hart sugery, so she cant take just any old medication so does any one know anything or any home remidies that can help her pain or the swelling? she has tried steam, hot water, cold water and a heating pad and a ice pack, anything else? pleaze help me :(!! it will be greatly appreciated!
2006-12-04 12:22:50 · 6 answers · asked by dixie 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
I would go to the er and let them numb and lance the ingrown hair which is now a boil. Because she has had heart problems she will need an antibiotic for the infection. The sooner you get this done the better not only for pain but also to prevent any infection from spreading.
2006-12-04 12:30:24 · answer #1 · answered by GI 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is gonna sound grose but it works.Take a needle and sterlize it.Then you want to put ice on the bump to numb it you gotta try to get in the nose and get under the skin and pull the ingrown hair slowly out from under the skin.Some puss may come out because of the swelling just have some peroxide or what you can use available to clean up .don't poke the skin deep you just want to get the surface hair the hair that curled back under the skin.I've done this before for my brother so i know it works-good luck
2006-12-04 20:39:39 · answer #2 · answered by pookie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
witch hazel will reduce the swelling. don't use alcohol though, it will dry out the skin.
if it is getting that painful she should see a doctor. sometimes they have to lance it to get the end free. also, if she has heart problems, she doesn't need the inflammation in her body so she really needs to go to the doctor.
2006-12-04 20:30:34 · answer #3 · answered by honey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take her to the Dr. They will be able to aspirate(sp?) it and give her some antibiotics to clear up the infection.
2006-12-05 11:01:34 · answer #4 · answered by vanhammer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I concur, get her into the ER
2006-12-04 20:28:55 · answer #5 · answered by charles 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
have her go to the er and have them take care of it right away
2006-12-04 20:27:53 · answer #6 · answered by Bren 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋