I have earache and it hurts [sad]

[SlightlyMadSweden]

hurts to swallow
hurts to yawn (and I am tired but not sleepy IYSWIM)

it just hurts ...

[whoops]

I feel for you - I had a 3 week earache earlier this year
My Mum used to put warm olive oil in my ear to ease earache when I was little!

[DrNortherner]

My Mum did teh war olive oil thing too!!

Apparantly though, heat can make it worse....

Hope you feel better soon. Earache is awful

[SlightlyMadSweden]

2 weeks ago I had a mild fluey type virusy thing with mega swollen glands

Last week everything else was gone but glands were still a abit swollen and ears became horribly blocked (not painful - just uncomfortable)

Last couple of days I have been taking sudafed capsules o try and unblock the canals - and the blocked pressure sensation does seem to have eased.

Now I seem to be left with 1 swollen gland and proper earache on one side....

[SlightlyMadSweden]

The olive oil is to loosen and remove wax, sometimes wax can press against eardrum causing pain from outside. This is deffo from the inside....

[Beauregard]

Aw get well soon SMS

[onlyjoking9329]

earache and toothache are horrid, hope you feel better soon

[SlightlyMadSweden]

No and no- have just recovered from that fluey thing, but wasn't particularly 'coldy' with it - not particularly snuffly or coughy...I suspect it is the swollen glands/tonsils that have triggered it.

[SlightlyMadSweden]

I know swollen glands can take a while to go down... (I am an immunologist ), my GP doesn't treat ear infections unless they are persistent anyway...

[SlightlyMadSweden]

No don't worry - you weren't to know....I know what you were saying though. My glands are going down (and because they were so swollen will take a while - I couldn't swollow paracetamol whole) which is why I am not worried about a current infection. If they weren't residing or flaring I would be more concerned.