Ear ache or ear pain is a common symptom that may show due to different reasons such as infection in the ear or inflammation or presence of a medical illness. In most cases, an earache may not call for an urgent medical care and depending on the severity of the infection/ pain can be treated with the help of natural remedies.
- Fluids such as glue ear building up in the eardrums
- Any infection in the eardrum
- Throat infection and cold
- Severe jaw pain
- Blockage on the ear from plugs of earwax
- Certain medical conditions and medications
- Earache, itself being a symptom, may be accompanied with fever, cough and loss of appetite
- Unable to hear normally
- Balance problems
- You may also experience restlessness and anxiety due to the continuous pain in the ear
- Your doctor may ask you for relevant symptoms, your family history and inspect you physically.
- In case he suspects an ear infection (the ear drum may look pinkish grey or transparent), he shall examine the ear using a medical instrument called otoscope.
- Depending on the diagnosis, he shall suggest a few over-the-counter medications (antibiotics) or eardrops and prescription medications that shall help to treat the infection and ease the symptoms.
- To reduce the pain, he may suggest painkillers such as paracetamol or ibuprofen.
Warm a teaspoon of olive oil. Allow it to get to a luke-warm temperature. Drop by drop, add olive oil to your ears. It shall help you get rid of the nagging pain.
Antifungal and antiseptic in nature, the tree tea oil can be added to olive oil. You may use a few drops of this mixture for your earache.
Garlic has pain relieving properties. You may choose to soak garlic in warm olive oil or sesame oil. Strain the garlic and apply the oil in the ear canal.
Alternately, use a heating pad and an ice pack at a gap of 30 minutes to relieve the ear pain.
Go ahead and try these amazing herbal remedies to combat earache naturally.
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