OUCH blardy ouch my ear really hurts...

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has done for 3 days. Now it's hot on the outside as well as being sore on the inside. Apart from taking ibuprofen, what can I do to stop it?

You need antibiotics !!!

Argh...NO! Want to avoid that if poss. They always give me a bad tummy

When this happened to me (last Xmas) it was absolute agony and I went to the doc:

Me: Doc, my ear really hurts, I think there might be a spot inside it.
Doc: Where do you think this spot is then?

Me: Well...
Doc: BLARDY HELL!

It was a huge abcess, I was on antibiotics for a week and then had to go and have it popped anyway cos they didn't work well enough. So PLEASE go and see your doc and don't leave it for a week and a half like I did!

Eeeeeeeeewww, well it doesn't hurt that badly

Have you tried Earex and a wodge of cotton wool ? Also a warm hot water bottle can be very soothing, and my mum used to swear by a silk scarf as soothing !!!

I ahve earache too !

Extra strength ibuprofen is doing the job at the moment! I might try earex tomorrow if it's still sore, I don't want to keep taking ibuprofen
Thanks! Hope your ear is better soon too.

Gave in and went to the dr today. Have an ear infection and a two week course of antibiotic drops to fix it...tis a nasty one. See I should have listened yesterday shouldn't I?!

Oooooh, I have the utmost sympathy. I had a bit of a sore ear yesterday but put it down to the usual soreness I get from wearing a radio earpice at work for 10 or 11 hours a day. Today though I can't even eat it hurts sooooo baaad. Docs tomorrow for me too!

Hope you are soon feeling better!

Thank you! I'm always tragically pleased when the dr says there is something 'proper' wrong with me so I know I'm not just being a big wuss!

Oh dear - I hate to say it - but "I told you !!"

Sometimes a/bs are the only solution !

hope you feel better soon - mine always start going within about 12 hours of the first dose so fingers crossed !

It's a fair cop guv!