Earache/possible ear infection remedies

[adoggymum]

Tried the hot flannel in a mug trick (feels great) but the pain comes back as soon as it cools :(

Anyone else have any home remedies? I can't even hear out the eat- it's so blocked up😩

Anything anti-inflammatory like ibuprofen or aspirin might give you a bit of relief.

earache is such a horrible pain.

And sleep!

Anti histamine to reduce the fluid in ears

@notapizzaeater what kind? I don't have any in :(

@witchmountain thank you! It's been 2 days now. X

TeaTree oil on a cotton bud - you can dilute it if it stings with a bit of water. I had a horrendous abscess in my ear years ago and have always been scared of getting another one so st the first of earache I use teatree oil. It's antiseptic and anti inflammatory too.

Any, zirtek, Piriton ?

Can you pop a post on Facebook asking anyone local to you ?

@iwonderwhen great thanks! I'll get some tea tree oil tomorrow in town :) can I do a few drops in my ear- would that work?

@notapizzaeater I don't have any unfortunately but I'll pick up some tomorrow- don't really have anyone I can ask to get some.

Lay affected ear onto a hot water bottle wrapped in a towel.

Ear infections suck. You have my sympathy

Olive oil in ear. Not the cooking kind, the pharmacy kind though. Or almond oil. My eardrums get chapped like my lips. I oil them weekly in winter otherwise I'd always get earache. Good luck.

Ummmm, can I be outrageous and suggest you see your GP or go to out of hours doctor?

Skip the olive oil if you’ve got an infection. Buy some “ear calm” from the pharmacy. Little spray

@adoggymum glad to help. Yes you can - or even put it on your fingertip and rub around your ear - it's not so precise, tho.

I once started to get a similar earache to when I had the abscess and made a gp appt for later that day and I put some teatree oil in and by the time I got to the doc my pain had gone! The doc could see the traces of inflammation when he examined me but agreed it had cleared up. I use tt oil for loads of things

@JuniperBeer I've actually got the ear calm and been using it the last 2 days, 3 times a day. No difference :(

@iwonderwhen thank you! That sounds promising- I can't wait to get some tomorrow!😃

Rub vicks vapour rub all around the outer ear

@mineofuselessinformation I rang 111 earlier (but extreme I know) and they said to get a a doctors appointment Monday. My doctors is notoriously bad for appointments- I tried all week last week (for a different issue) to see my GP or even any one and I never got an appointment! 😫

@Mumshappy another thing I don't have :( thank you for the suggestion though! x

@cjt110 thank you x

If you have a walk in centre, you could try there - maybe quicker than waiting to get a doc’t appt.

@letsdolunch321 Mine closed at 8- I rang it at seven and they said I definitely wouldn't get seen before they close.

I'm going to pop in there tomorrow at various times to see if there's a shorter looking wait. I've been up there before nearly all day for a UTI and it was brutal!

Don’t faff about with it. Definitely don’t put cotton buds in it.

Best thing is strongest painkillers you can. Hopefully you can get a gp appointment ASAP.

Ear pain is horrible.

@PurpleDaisies thank you, it is so awful! I've felt like crying all evening😂😫 xx

Do you have any peroxide in the house?