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Might have missed something in a search but I have an earache starting today, pain even w/each swallow. Thoughts on an easy tip to ease it? I already take an allergy med. everyday, it's not swimmer's ear (as far as I know). TIA
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You can still buy "sweet oil" for earache on Amazon, as well as Similisan. My Mom used both of those for the awful earaches I had as a child and I'm 73 now, so they've been around quite awhile. They helped relieve the pain a lot, and quickly too as far as I remember.
You can still buy "sweet oil" for earache on Amazon, as well as Similisan. My Mom used both of those for the awful earaches I had as a child and I'm 73 now, so they've been around quite awhile. They helped relieve the pain a lot, and quickly too as far as I remember.
My mother always talks about this - had no idea it was sold anymore.
I have always done the heating up salt trick. Here is what you do if your ear aches.....
For earaches, put a cup of salt in the microwave for 2 to 3 minutes. Use coarse salt and dump it into a thick sock. The sock is to prevent burns. Apply the sock to the painful ear and it draws fluid out of the ear and makes the ear feel better.
My mom and grandma always did this for us and it really relieves the pain. Mom always just used the normal table salt and put it in an washcloth secured with a rubber band. She would heat the salt on the stove for a little bit and then spoon it into the cloth.I found that a sock works better than a washcloth, but you can use whatever you have that is not thin material. This is a good pain relief that is drug free and is made with materials that everybody has already in their house. No going out to the store when you feel crappy and a quick remedy while you are in pain.
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My Italian grandma used warm olive oil; mom used any kind of cooking oil.
But 25 years ago, my ENT recommended mixing equal parts white vinegar and 90% rubbing alcohol and using that as eardrops. Has worked nearly every time since, and is also good for getting rid of earwax.
It does dry the ear canal, which can cause itching, so after the earache clears up, I often add a drop or two of mineral oil in the ear.
The Eustachian Tube drains the middle ear to the back of the throat. It's like a funnel, wide at its start and the opening behind the tonsil is tiny. If you have small or absent tonsils and a big mouth, you may be able to see your own pin hole opening in the mirror.....That narow Eustachian Tube easily swells shut when aggravated by allergies, infections, bum tooth, etc etc...Once it swells shut, air pressure in the middle ear can;t equalize as pressures in there change....When you swallow, the pressure goes up, then down. The popping sound you hear is the pressure bulging the ear drum and then relaxng it....This is a huge problem in little kids with smaller E. Tubes than adults. It's why they always cry on airplanes, particularly on take off and descent as cabin pressure changes.
Cold temps tend to shrink the Eustachian tube, while heat tends to open it up...hence all the old wives' cures--they all involve heated fuids in some way. It's the heat, not the oil, salt or eye of newt that makes the difference.
Popping your ears by exhaing against a pinched nose and closed mouth should be done gently-- you can blow out your ear drum if too vigorous an attempt is made. All these "cures" are temporary if the cause is not addressed...
...and of course, if the pain is worse than your previous experience or if it persists, an accurate exam & diagnosis is advised..
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