How to Get Relief From an Earache
Instructions
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Sleep on your side with the painful ear facing up towards the ceiling. Laying on the ear that hurts will cause more pain.
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Take acetaminophen. Be sure to follow package dosing recommendations for pain relief.
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Warm a small amount of oil and put a couple of drops in the each that aches. Any type of oil can be used such as olive, vegetable or baby oil. Be careful to make the oil warm and not hot. Put a small amount of cotton in the end of the air to prevent the oil from dripping out.
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Treat with an over-the-counter ear drop following package instructions.
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Try salt in a sock. Heat a cup of salt in a frying pan until warm. Pour the salt into a clean dry sock and knot the end. Hold the sock against the painful ear.
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Use glycerine. Take a cotton swab and hold one end under warm running water. Dip the wet swab into the glycerine. Swirl the swab at the opening of the ear to allow the liquid to drip in. Wait thirty minutes and then take a clean, dry cotton swabs and remove ear wax. Repeat this procedure two or three times a day.
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