We always ignore ear aches until it becomes too painful to bear and then we try a lot of things to remedy the hurting and the sting it brings.
Everybody gets an ear ache once in a while although the children are the most prone to this predicament compared to adults.
Ear ache is usually a "tag along" of a bad cold or a sore throat and is usually aggravated by blowing your nose to alleviate the difficulty in breathing.
The reason for this is because fluids build up in the Eustachian tubes and it gets infected and then it also builds up at the back of the eardrums putting pressure on the ear thereby causing discomfort, a feeling of being partially deaf, and eventually, pain.
And the bad part about it all is that ear aches usually attack at night when you are about to sleep causing you to lose hours of potential sleep because of the discomfort ear aches bring.
The first thing you have to do at the slightest indication of ear aches is to consult a medical specialist.
There most likely will be prescriptions for antibiotics if there is ear infection in order to eliminate the growing contamination.
On your own, there are some things that you can do at home to alleviate the pain while undergoing medication.
You can use a hair dryer or a heating pad to allow hot air to go inside the ear and the warm air will certainly ease the pain.
Make sure that someone wakes you up when you fall asleep or someone removes the hair dryer or the heating pad when you drowse.
Another remedy would be to take a piece of garlic and juice it out and pour the juice into the infected ear.
Garlic is a natural antibiotic hence it will act as a natural medicine to the infection.
Olive oil or mineral oil are both effective in alleviating the pain in the ear so you can also use it as a remedy if it is available at home.
Put how water in a bottle, wrap it in a towel and use it as pillow placing it on the infected ear.
Just like the hair dryer, the heat emanating from the bottle will help ease the ear ache.
Chewing gums are effective as well in temporarily stopping the throbbing pain in the ear because it helps ventilate the Eustachian tube and allow for drainage.
The jaw movements allow small openings on the ear every now and then allowing air to go in.
Ear aches can really cause so much discomfort it may affect your daily life so have it checked as early as you can for proper treatment.
Everybody gets an ear ache once in a while although the children are the most prone to this predicament compared to adults.
Ear ache is usually a "tag along" of a bad cold or a sore throat and is usually aggravated by blowing your nose to alleviate the difficulty in breathing.
The reason for this is because fluids build up in the Eustachian tubes and it gets infected and then it also builds up at the back of the eardrums putting pressure on the ear thereby causing discomfort, a feeling of being partially deaf, and eventually, pain.
And the bad part about it all is that ear aches usually attack at night when you are about to sleep causing you to lose hours of potential sleep because of the discomfort ear aches bring.
The first thing you have to do at the slightest indication of ear aches is to consult a medical specialist.
There most likely will be prescriptions for antibiotics if there is ear infection in order to eliminate the growing contamination.
On your own, there are some things that you can do at home to alleviate the pain while undergoing medication.
You can use a hair dryer or a heating pad to allow hot air to go inside the ear and the warm air will certainly ease the pain.
Make sure that someone wakes you up when you fall asleep or someone removes the hair dryer or the heating pad when you drowse.
Another remedy would be to take a piece of garlic and juice it out and pour the juice into the infected ear.
Garlic is a natural antibiotic hence it will act as a natural medicine to the infection.
Olive oil or mineral oil are both effective in alleviating the pain in the ear so you can also use it as a remedy if it is available at home.
Put how water in a bottle, wrap it in a towel and use it as pillow placing it on the infected ear.
Just like the hair dryer, the heat emanating from the bottle will help ease the ear ache.
Chewing gums are effective as well in temporarily stopping the throbbing pain in the ear because it helps ventilate the Eustachian tube and allow for drainage.
The jaw movements allow small openings on the ear every now and then allowing air to go in.
Ear aches can really cause so much discomfort it may affect your daily life so have it checked as early as you can for proper treatment.