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Earaches, whether in adults or children, are one of those conditions you can’t and shouldn’t ignore. When you feel the first jagged ache or pain in your ear, don’t leave anything to chance – take your ear right to the doctor. He can prescribe antibiotics that will kill the germs causing your earache within five to seven days.
Without proper treatment, especially in preschool age children, the earache and infection which causes the pain can last for a month or more, and may cause permanent damage to the hearing.
While you wait to see your doctor, you can do several things to relieve your ear pain. The best way to get rid of pain is popping an over-the-counter painkiller, such as aspirin, Advil, or Tylenol.
The Blow Drier
Another method to help cure cure earache is to apply heat to the affected ear. Use a heating pad set on low, hold a hair dryer 16 to 20 inches away from your ear, or place a few drops of room temperature body oil within your ear. But only use oil or other fluids in your ears if you know for sure that you don’t suffer from a punctured or ruptured eardrum.
Sometimes during colds. Ear infections. Or changes in pressure caused by plane ascents and can cause their own brand of pain and discomfort.
Chew on Opening
One of the most traditional ways to relieve ear pressure is to chew gum. This reduces a natural vacuum in your Eustachian tubes and opens them to air. Other ways to reduce pressure is to yawn, chew food, drink water, and pinch your nostrils shut while trying to blow air out of your nose.
That Cheap Jewlery
Sometimes an earache has nothing to do with a middle ear infection. If you outer ear is sensitive to the touch, you may be a victim of swimmer’s ear or cheaper forms of jewelry. Swimmer’s ear is caused by water which gets trapped in the ear canal, leading to tenderness, loss of hearing, and possible infection. For relief from swimmer’s ear, place a few drops of room temperature rubbing alcohol or white vinegar into your ear with an eyedropper.
Some kinds of earrings have posts made of more inexpensive metals like nickel and chrome instead of gold. Cheaper metals can cause infection in newly pierced ears. Or allergic reactions and dermatitis in sensitive lobes. In either case, hold out for quality earrings with posts made of 14-, 18-, or 24-karat gold. As with all ear problems, see your doctor if your ear lobe or canal becomes infected.
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