What do I do about an inner ear infection when I have no health insurance?

Answer 1

Hi Sterling

Here are some action ideas to get healed.


Home Remedies

Treat Both Ears: The simple, old-fashioned aids are sometimes very fast in giving relief. Always treat both ears, even if only one aches.

Onion: Lightly bake a large onion, cut it in half and while warm (not hot enough to irritate the area), bind one half of the onion over each ear. Bandage in place and hold bandage on with a nightcap, white skullcap, etc., and leave on all night.

Camomile: Use a fomentation over both ears of three parts of camomile and one part of lobelia. Take two ounces orally (a wineglass full) each two waking hours. Leave the fomentation on the ears all night. (Cover fomentation with plastic or oiled silk, etc.).

Mullein: Use three to six drops of mullein oil in both ears several times each day. Insert it upon retiring for the night, and, as before, plug the ears with cotton. Place a fomentation over the ears all night of three parts mullein and one part lobelia.

Testimonials
1.Garlic: When my little girl had an earache I put a piece of fresh garlic in her ear and it was better by morning. The previous alternative was to go to the doctor and pay a lot of money for penicillin.


Best of health to you

Answer 2

Ear infections can be very serious if not treated properly. I don't have insurance currently either, but I went to a walk in Clinic in my town that was Income based, which was Xtremely cheaper than a normal Doc. Get a phone book, call some places and see what you can find in your local area. There are clinics that are low priced, and may have samples. Remember to ask for samples, because they don't always Volunteer them to you. If you can't do that, Go to a health Food store and ask an associate if there is a vitamin or herbal substance that can help with ear pain,,,,,, But remember that herbal treatments can also have side effects and drug interactions, So check everything with any local pharmacists before you take it, you can call any pharmacists and they'll tell you over the phone the interactions or side effects of that supplement. Good Luck

Answer 3

Go to your local pharmacist for OTC remedies. I've also heard that putting a little paroxide on a cotton ball and putting that in your ear will help dry out the fluid in your ear. Not sure if that's for inner ear infections though. Go to your pharmacist. You also might want to try some tylenol for the pain while you try to find a cure for the infection. Good Luck!

Answer 4

Do you have a clove of garlic? And some water? Chop up the garlic and soak it in the water for a few minutes. Strain off the garlic, keep the water. Put a few drops in the ear. The garlic oil is a natural infection fighter that actually goes through the skin.

Answer 5

Find the money or go the a non-profit hospital/ER. There are some places that have free clinics. Some ear infections will clear up on their own, try some decongestants and pain medication (motrin) If you are a normal size adult, you can take up to 1000 mg every 6-8 hours. good luck!

Answer 6

See if you can get the current bout cured then take ginger capsules as a preventative.

I was able to prevent recurring bouts of ear infections for about 10 years by taking ginger as a preventative.

Answer 7

NO ANTIBIOTICS!! It could easily be a viral infection. Go to the health food store and buy some ear oil drops designed for that. They usually will contain mullein, garlic, tea tree oil, etc..

Answer 8

a pharmacist told me to have someone blow cigarette smoke into my ear, somehting in nicotine acts like a pain reliever. It wont heal your ear just make it feel a little better for the moment.

Answer 9

go see a doctor...andpay the bills...then get health insurance
or get health insurance fast

Answer 10

Go to the emergency room, they have to treat you. When you get the bill just send them a little every month until you get it paid off.