How is Ear Pain Relieved?
Ear pains are uncomfortable but are usually not serious. It can be treated at home with things like mild ear pain, warm and cold compresses and over-the-counter medications. If your ear pain does not go away by yourself, see a doctor for help.
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Implement Home Solutions
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Apply heat. Heat can help reduce pain, and there are several different ways to apply heat to your ear. But be careful not to burn yourself!
Keep a hair dryer (running at low setting) 25 cm away from your ear and let it blow air for a few minutes so that it doesn't come directly into your ear. Heat can both relax and help dry out if water has escaped into the ear canal. [1]
Wet a hand cloth with lukewarm water, squeeze thoroughly and press down on your ear for 20 minutes. You can also make cold compresses by dipping the hand cloth into cold water.
Heat the ear with the old ‘heating pad ear suppression’ method. But, be careful not to hold the heater pad too long. After about 3 to 5 minutes, take the pad and let the skin cool.
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Take paracetamol, aspirin or ibuprofen. These over-the-counter painkillers do not relieve ear pain but help alleviate. Follow the manufacturer's instructions when using.
If the pain is severe and does not relieve with one or two tablets, go to your doctor. If you have other symptoms, such as fever or dizziness, go to the doctor immediately.
Never give aspirin to children or adolescents because of the risk of Reye's syndrome. [2]
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Use olive oil or baby oil. Although it sounds strange, olive oil or baby oil can be a useful alternative to ear drops. They both lubricate and alleviate pain. [3]
Warm the oil so it will not burn, warm and drop 3 or 4 drops into the canal of the aching ear. Wait for about half an hour, then lie down to let the oil flow out. Keep in mind that something lower or higher than body temperature can cause dizziness or vertigo, but this is only temporary. [4]
You can mix the oil with some cinnamon oil if you have one.
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Do creative things with garlic. Almost everything with garlic is believed to be good for ear pain. Use it if you have any kind of garlic. Here are some of the methods used:
Heat some sesame oil with a crushed clove of garlic for a few minutes. After mixing with the oil, allow the garlic to cool to room temperature. Then, remove the garlic from the oil and apply it to the ear. [5]
Some people find garlic steam relaxing. Divide one clove of garlic in half, put one half in your ear and the other in a glass of steaming hot water. Hold your ear over the glass and let the garlic vapor pass through the garlic into your sore ear. [6]
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Use the rest of that onion in the fridge. Another vegetable that grows! Cut the onions into small pieces, crush them, then wrap them tightly in a clean, thin cloth. Lay on your side and put it on your ear.
If you have ginger and not onions, do the same; the same principles apply. [7]
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Try basil or mint. These are purely herbal solutions. For both you need to squeeze the juice and dilute it with olive oil or baby oil. For this, crush them and warm them up a little. Peppermint oil should be applied around the ear, but basil juice can be applied into the ear.
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Chew gum and yawn. You may chew gum or force yourself to stretch if there is a possibility of ear pain caused by the difference in altitude. You will hear a popping sound in your ears and you will automatically feel better.
You can try swallowing hard. This will reduce the pressure by opening the muscle that activates the Eustachian tube.
The American Academy of Otolaryngology advises against this side effect of boarding: Close your mouth and keep your nostrils and your affected ears closed with your fingers. Then, try to breathe through the nostrils to make your ears open. But if the ear is a result of an obstruction caused by an infection in the upper respiratory tract, do not do so because it may spread the infection of the upper respiratory tract into the ears.
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Use aromatherapy. Dilute an essential oil (eg lavender oil) with a little olive oil and apply it outside the affected ear and around the neck, around the lymph nodes.
If your ear pain is too severe, aromatherapy is not the solution. Your doctor will give you drugs that will act faster than smells.
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Medical Treatment
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Use antibiotics. If the ear does not go away by itself, if the pain is accompanied by other symptoms or if you are just experiencing excessive pain, go to the doctor. Your doctor can start you on antibiotics.
Penicillin may not work for several days. Ask your doctor if he thinks it will be the same for you and what solutions he can try to relieve the pain.
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Determine if the ear pain is due to the buildup of snot. Coughing and sniffing can irritate the inner ear and eventually cause ear pain. If you have other cold symptoms, it may be responsible for the pain.
Your doctor may recommend a decongestant or nasal spray. Slime production will cease and relieve ear pain, but at least initially you may need to use ibuprofen.
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See if the earwax is causing the pain. Although earwax exists for your own good, too much can cause ear pain. If the problem is earwax, your doctor can handle this for you.
The doctor will recommend medicated ear drops or earwax removal kits to relieve pain and reduce accumulated earwax. [8] It can also give advice on how to prevent ear pain in the future.
If the ear is hardened and lumpy, the doctor can remove it by hand. It probably won't be your first choice, but it might solve the problem.
Warnings
Use ear drops if the eardrum, ear canals are damaged, if there is external ear infection or ear discharge (pus or fluid comes from the ear). [9]
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