Severe pain and ear infection

**Logan** · 12-09-2008, 09:29 PM

My husband says that his mother used to warm mineral oil and put it in his ear, just like Candace suggested. I do hope you will get some relief soon. An earache is so painful. I am so lucky that I have had very few in my lifetime, and it was usually swimmer's ear, but I remember them! Ouch!

**Nomilynn** · 12-10-2008, 12:33 AM

Thanks everyone. I have a heating pad, that I will use when I'm laying down, so heat is helping.

I will give the olive oil a shot though!

I've never had a problem with codiene, and it's one of the few things that don't upset my stomach, and it seems to be working..

This evening at dinner time I heard a pop and although it's still very plugged a lot of the pressure is gone.. maybe the combo of antibiotics and decongestant is working..

Thanks again!!

**sumbirdy** · 12-10-2008, 01:06 AM

Ouch! I know how your feeling. I woke up this morning with a horrible ear ache, but I don't have health insurance so can't go to the doctor. I'll have to try some of these suggestions too.

Hope you get to feeling better soon!

**DJFyrewolf36** · 12-10-2008, 01:14 AM

The hair dryer thing helped me when I had ear aches. Anything warm really helps. I know ear aches all too well! *HUG* feel better soon!

**ILoveMyAbbyGirl** · 12-10-2008, 02:45 AM

I just got over an ear infection a week or so ago...

Mostly, my ear hurt (same as you, to talk, lay down, swallowing, god forbid I hiccup, I thought my brain was going to explode...) and he actually flushed it out at the doctor cuz my ears were pretty waxy. It hurt pretty bad, but it helped a lot.

Heat also helped, so I'd try the hair dryer trick, lol.

**kt_luvs_kitties** · 12-10-2008, 03:31 AM

Glad that your ear is feeling a little better. Ear aches hurt. When I was a child, I had the worst one my doctor had ever seen. He actually took pictures and all. He also told my mom to do the blow dryer thing like Karen suggested, to keep ear infections from starting. I still do that just in case

I remember taking BUNCHES of antibiotics, and also my mom put warm oil (dont know what kind in) and it helped a bit.

I cried for a week straight. It hurt, and whenever I would move, it would feel like someone jabbing a knife in my ear.

I will never forget that.

I pray it gets better fast!

**Medusa** · 12-10-2008, 08:31 AM

My mom put some warm sweet oil in my ear and my dad would have me put my head on his lap while he blew cigarette smoke into my ear. I guess maybe the nicotine helped the pain but it worked every time. Glad to hear that some of the pressure is being relieved in your ear now.