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Earache Home Remedies

Earache is a very common problem faced by both adults and children. It is related to allergies, sinusitis infections, colds, injuries and ear infections. Earache can also happen when a person experiences pressure or altitude changes (e.g. boarding on a plane), teething, as well as swimming in polluted water. However, the most common cause of earache is ear infection, either outer ear or middle ear.

Outer ear skin infection is called otitis externa, which usually occurred after swimming. Otitis media, on the other hand involves the infection of middle ear and eardrum, which is very common among infants and children. Harmful liquid such as mucus tends to flow to the middle ear which contains air and being trapped there. Bacteria in the mucus will then infected the ear and resulted in pain.

To prevent earache, some simple rules can be followed. When blowing your nose, do it gently as blowing too hard will cause your ear to plug air. When swimming in dirty waters, put on earplugs to reduce the chances of outer ear infection. When boarding on a plane, keep chewing a chewing gum to keep the Eustachian tubes opened and drained.

Here are some of the suggested earache home remedies:

Mineral Oil: Applying mineral oil from natural resources (e.g. petroleum) is a good remedy for swimmer's ear. Drop some mineral oil into the ear and put on earplugs before going to swim. This will avoid ear pain caused by the pressure differences when swimming in the water.

Chewing Gum: Chewing gum and yawning help relieve the ear pain and fullness resulted by altitude changes, for example boarding on a plane and climbing up a mountain. The action of chewing and yawning helps in contracting the muscles and open Eustachian tube.

Hot Shower: Having hot showers will help softening the ear wax and make it easy to be removed. This will prevent the wax from settling too long in the ear.

Proper Diet: Eat more food that is rich in Vitamin C to boost the immunity strength. Avoid food that may cause cold and cough and avoid smoking too as ear, nose and throat are interrelated.

Bishop’s Weed-Sesame Oil: Mix Bishop’s weed oil and sesame oil at 1:3 ratio. Warm up the mixture to the body temperature. Apply 4 to 5 drops to the aching ear. After a while, wash with warm water and dry. This is an effective remedy for ear ache.

Ginger Juice-Sesame Oil: Mix ginger juice and sesame oil at 1:1 ratio. Apply 2 to 3 drops into the ear and cover with a cotton ball. Leave it for about 15 minutes and then clean. This also helps in relieving the pain.

Garlic-Salt Poultice: Mashed a few cloves of garlic and add a pinch of salt. Then wrap it in a woolen cloth and put on the ear. Garlic contains natural antibiotic that helps in relieving the ear pain away.

Grapefruit Seed Extract: Apply 3 drops into the aching ear. This is another great home remedy for an aching ear.

Fresh Peppermint Juice: Grind some fresh peppermint and extract the juice using a cotton cloth. Use the juice to relieve your ear ache.

Fresh Urine!: Use 1 tsp of fresh urine and instilled in the ear and cover with a cotton ball. Believe it or not, the ear ache will go within 15 minutes. This may sound weird! But when all else fails, why not give it a try!

Home remedies are an effective way to ease earaches. However, if the pain continues, it is advisable to seek treatment from medical professional.

 

To find out more remedies for earache resulted by middle ear infection (otitis media), please refer  home remedies for ear infection.

 

 

 

 

 

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