How can I cure an earache at home?

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For the pain here is a very safe and simple method of using heated olive oil:

Boil some water. Pour it into a cup - and immediately put a teaspoon in the boiling water for 1 minute (to heat up the spoon). Take the heated spoon out - dry it quickly - and immediately fill the spoon half full of olive oil. This will heat up the olive oil to the perfect temperature to immediately pour into your child's ear. Place a small cotton wad into the ear and leave it for a few hours. This always relieved my children's earaches.

Do not rush to give paracetamol (e.g. tylenol) for earaches -- pain is there for a reason -- and masking it with pain killers leaves us with no signs or symptoms to know if someone is getting better or not. Plus, paracetamol taxes the liver and kidneys.

Make sure to give plenty of fluids and limit mucous producing foods while ill.

Hope this helps.

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When my son's ear starts to hurt, I warm a little bit of olive oil (or any vegetable oil) and put it onto a cotton ball and then into his ear. Works really well, and most of the time he doesn't have to go to the doctor.

yes just put a few ear droplets in and lay on the side that the ear doesnt hurt for about 30 minutes

painkillers like asprin or paracetamol
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nurse

i used to get a lot of ear aches but i never go to the doctor the best thing i found was alcohol like vodka and i would put a small amount in my ear massage it in and then let it flow out.it does burn a bit but it has always worked for me because it kills any bacteria..though i do this its ur choise if u want to personally try it..try to use something neat if you do, do it nothing that has suger in

I'm not too sure how to cure it, but I use a little warm olive oil to alleviate the pain. It is usually gone the next day for me.

Yes the warm oil works great. Also a hair blow dryer on low brings temporary relief.

the best things i found was warming a bit of olive oil and dribbling it into my ear and wrapping a half filled hot water bottle of hot water in a towel and putting it next to the sore ear r even lying down with the sore ear on the hot water bottle but rem to wrap a towel over it first

I HAVE HEARD PEOPLE SAY PUT SOME OF YOUR OWN "PEE" IN IT. I NEVER TRIED THAT ONE.
THEY SELL SOME STUFF CALLED SWIMMERS EAR IF YOU THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN WATER IN THERE? YOU CAN BUY IT AT WALGREEN'S OR WALMART

Legend has it that an inhabitant of Camembert, one Marie Harel, invented the cheese which bears the village's name

Grasp injured ear with same side hand (i.e. left ear, left hand) with thumb pointing upwards along the backside of your ear, and your forefinger on front of the ear with the tip of the forefinger resting on the earlobe. Pull the ear out 90 degrees away from the head. Then, sharply tug down on the ear and release. Do not pull off your own ear.
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shanikored01

claritin d 12 works for my ear nose and throat aches all the time, because i am allergic to so many antibotics my doctor recommends it.

try blowing a hairdryer into the ear.

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