Does anyone have any good home remedies for ear aches?
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heat up about a cup of salt in a frying pan - just keep stirring it around to get it hot.  Once it's hot, pour it into an old sock and place the sock on our ear (you may have to let it cool a minute or two)  The heat from the sock will soothe your pain and will clear the gunk in your ear
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There are several ways, but first You should go to a Chemist and get some drops that soften the earwax as it can be quite hard. You can go to your local GP after a few days of this being used and have your ears syringed. You can also do it naturally with ear candles which are available from most health food shops. The larger ones are better.These are called hopi ear candles. There are also people out there that do ear candling for you, these are better candles and it works really well.
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Might want to see a doctor.  There are some OTC meds, but they might not help if it's an inner ear problem.
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Try ear candles. You can get these at a health store. Make sure to use a container like an aluminum pie tin, sold at grocery stores, the disposable ones. Just cut out a hole big enough for the candle to fit through as it burns. Also you need another person for lighting the candle. You won't believe how good it feels to get your ears vacuumed out,, and what comes out, yuck.  My sister in law gave me these candles years back and my whole family lines up for it with anticipation once or twice a year. We probably don't do it often enough, though.   It feels great!! And won't damage your ears at all!! You do need two people for this though!
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I am fussy about my ears - tend to get a lot of infections, so I would try to go to a doctor. In Denver there are several free clinics if you don't have money. Anything like that in your area? However, I know that in Britain they don't treat adults with strep with antibiotics, preferring that the body battle it out. And I have had strep and have gotten better from it without the help of a doctor, but I was really, really sick. If you are still determined not to go you can try putting a hot pack on your ear for the pain. Fill a clean sock with rice or salt or barley and microwave it for a minute to heat it up. Lie down and put the sock over the ear that hurts. Best of luck.
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You can't cure earache yourself.  You need a doctor to determine why your ears hurting.  Don't listern to anyone who tells you otherwise.
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Ear infection. See your doctor asap.
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One part vinegar and two parts water, put it in her ear every few hours and that'll clear up the infection. I got ear infections constantly when I was little and it worked every time.
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Remedies\nFolk\n\nAlcohol, rubbing Rubbing alcohol not only kills germs but causes water trapped in the ear to evaporate. See the remedies below under vinegar. \n\nApple cider vinegar If you notice water stopping up your ears, put three or four drops, diluted in equal parts with water or alcohol, in your ear after showering or swimming. This is a good preventive measure against future infection.\n\nHair dryer Use the warm (never hot!) setting of your hair dryer and place it about an arm's length from the ear and slowly move it back and forth. Test it on your wrist after it has been running a while before using it on the ear. The warm air will evaporate any trapped water.\n\nVinegar (distilled white) Put 2-3 drops of full strength white vinegar into the ear every two hours. This will be effective against any bacterial or fungal infection.\n\n• Another similar remedy is to make a 50/50 mixture of vinegar and warm water and apply four drops in the ear three times a day for three days. However, the water can harbor bacteria and fungus. One of the other two vinegar remedies is preferred. Pull on the earlobe to straighten out the ear canal. This will get the drops to their destination. The alcohol may sting, but this needs to be done.\n\n• A third vinegar remedy is to make a 50/50 mixture using equal parts of rubbing alcohol and distilled white vinegar. Put the mixture in a clean eyedropper bottle. The alcohol will kill germs and evaporate any water that's trapped in the ear. Use several drops after swimming. Tilt your head and pull your earlobe to get the mixture into the ear canal. This will help cure swimmer's ear or prevent it from happening in the first place. See the caution warning below.\n\nThese remedies can be mixed up in a clean eye dropper bottle.
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Elevate your head on a couple of pillows at night.  Get a humidifier in your bedroom, and during the day, drink water.  No dairy products.  No milk, cheese, yogurt, or ice cream.  Your eustatian tube in your ear gets full of mucous when you lie down flat.  Call your doctor anyway, and tell him how long you have taken the medicine he prescribed,(doctor's have a lot of patients, and they can't remember all the details when you call them), and ask him for advice.  He may want to see you to check your ears, or prescribe a stronger medication.  Be sure you are taking all of your medicine exactly as the doctor prescribed it to be taken.
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with cod liver oil  ..\n tilt your head put a few drops in ear  add some cotton wool  leave it over nite works a treat
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The goals for treating ear infections include relieving pain, curing the infection, preventing complications, and preventing recurrent ear infections. Most ear infections will safely clear up on their own without antibiotics. Often, treating the pain and allowing the body time to heal itself is all that is needed:\n\nApply a warm cloth or warm water bottle. \nUse over-the-counter pain relief drops for ears. \nTake over-the counter medications for pain or fever, like ibuprofen or acetaminophen. DO NOT give aspirin to children. \nUse prescription ear drops to relieve pain.
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I had clogged up ears last year and it hurt. It was an ear infection, ehich is a very simple problem. The doctor just prescribes antibiotics and that's it. Ear drops won't work for an ear infection. Go to the doctor.
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You`ve got a bad ear infection.Warm sweet oil in you ear not hot,then cotton sometimes will stop the pain.Your going to doc.so probably shouldn`t do anthing.
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any over the counter decongestant... Pseudophed is the best, I think...      When my son's ear would get clogged the pharmacist told me to put a cap full of peroxide in it... let it bubble then flush warm water in it while holding you head, ear facing down, over the sink using a ear dropper....   All stuff you can get at a local drugstore...\n\nfeel better
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Use your blow dryer on the warm setting to blow air into your ear.  The air movement makes your ear feel cooler and gives the illusion that the pain is less.  There is also a new over-the-counter product available in drug stores that relieves earache pain.  It is called Similisan.  Check out their website at www.similasanusa.com.
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Mine itch like that too, drives me nuts! Don't put anything in your ear-it could do permanent damage. I doubt it's an ear infection. I haven't found much that helps, but have you ever tried ear candles? (you should be able to find them at any health food type store.)They are awesome! They're hollow, you put it through a pie tin or paper plate, between the burning part & your ear, light it, have someone watch and put it out when it gets too low. It pulls all the ear wax and pollen out of your inner ears.