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Peroxide for ear ache

A few drops of peroxide put into the ear and then let it drain out - this takes the pain from ear aches away.

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it worked for me Comments By: Jeremiah sllen I useed this medthod when I get my ear aches and the pain is gone   thumbs up Comments By: A mom my 9 year old woke up with a ear ache i tryed the Peroxide and a hot waterbottle and she seems fine   Wow It worked! Comments By: Steve W I had an ear infection, and got it at the worst time. As a youth pastor we had our biggest fundraiser of the year, a week long food booth at the county fair. Before that every day I have my day job. We are talking 16 hour days. No time for a doctors visit. I have been hurting for the last three days when my wife tells me to try it. Voila!   What's that sizzling sound? Bacon? Ah! Comments By: Karl Verhaeghe Ouch! Felt good for a minute, warm, bubbly somewhat soothing sensation followed by a sharp stinging. Don't put anything funky in your ear. Go to a doctor.   Nurses say NO Comments By: Traci I just talked to a nurse on the nurse hot line my dr has and said not to put ANYTHING in the ear because there could be a problem that you dont know about and make it worse. She said to put a towel in the dryer and lay on that being elevated, or rice in the microwave and the rice molds to your ear, or even a heating pad. But more important try any medications like Tylenol, or advil.   Immediate, short lasting relief... Comments By: guy incognito First off, it was New Years Eve...Doctor was going to be closed for the next 3 days and I WAS NOT going to the ER. OK, I tried the peroxide twice. The first time about 10PM. It provided immediate relief from the pain. The pain was back by about 2AM, so I did the peroxide again, along with a shower as hot as I could stand it (let the water run over the side of my head by the affected ear) and took three ibuprofin and when I woke up the next morning (New Years Day) I feel about 90% better. The pain and pressure is gone. Inside of the ear is itching a little, but no pain and pressure like yesterday... Hope this helps...   peroxide in the 4 earache & pressure Comments By: betsy ok well i just tried it dont notice a diff yet however im going to the doc at 2:30 for sinus infection and ear.I will tell you about the effects of it after 3...   help Comments By: anonomous i have a toothache that is caused by an earache what do i do TipKing says: Seek medical advice for your earache....   A little sweet oil Comments By: Megan i put the peroxide in my ear then add a few drops of sweet oilthen a warm compress like a heating pad for a little while   Uhhhh Comments By: Fayme This may be a "duh", but im kinda slow, so I should have had it spelled out for me..so just in case there are others, here it is: If you use peroxide in the ear, use warm water right afterward to help get it all out. After I used peroxide in my ear, not much of it came OUT of the ear, and I couldn't hear! Dumb me, tried warm water, and got better...last time I listen to my mother's "you don't need a doctor" advice.   Love it!! Comments By: Dawna Any time my kids complain of ear trouble we use peroxide immediately. Don't wait, do it right away for best results. My 8yr old has allergies and ears get itchy. This helps for that too! NEVER need antibiotics for earaches! It's the best!   Fungal Ear Infection Comments By: MR. Wizard I tried it and got no relief... I had a fungal ear infection and it made it worse. He said don't use peroxide if there's a chance the eardrum could be perforated or ruptured and if it's swim ear pain (caused by water in ear) use a mixture of 2/3 alcohol to 1/3 white vinegar as drops to dry the ear. My ENT specialist said that peroxide is good for some things and he reccomends an oil based peroxide called DEBROX (Generic form is Carbomide Peroxide). But if you know you have an ear infection let a doctor take a look there are some cases that it can cause things to get worse quickly. I had to have my ear suctioned out it hurt!   Headset Earache. Comments By: Ouchy ear girl. I've been working at a coffee drive through for the last four months. From what I believe, the headset (which is shared with all of the employees) has created an ear infection. I talked to my boyfriend and he recommended putting peroxide in my ear. So I did it. Feels amazing. Kind of fuzzy too.   Too much of a Good Thing? Comments By: Kevin Beyreuther I felt the beginnings of an ear infection and knew that peroxide is good for cleaning an infection, such as a cut finger. I put peroxide in the ear several times and had seemingly good results. Until my infection turned really bad and I went to the doctor. Peroxide may be good for a small cut, but not good for the natural oil and wax that nature uses to protect the ear from harm. In fact, it dries up the natural defenses. The doctor prescribed ear drops which really took 3-4 days to relieve the infection, but.....Go to the doctor or you may do much more harm than good   Peroxide in ear after tubes installed Comments By: Rick I am in my 50's and had tubes installed about a year ago and now feel pressure on my ear, I tried peroxide and had instant pain. Don't know what the peroxide was doing but it did not help , it made things worse. Very painful   Peroxide Wonders Comments By: Jess I have had ear problems since birth, have had multiple tubes, 5 ear drum bursts and countless ear infections. I have pretty bad allergies and those are to blame for a lot of my problems. I had been going to an ENT doc and he would suction my ear out and look over everything a few times a year. Then I switched family docs and I was explaining my situation to the new doc. He suggested using warm peroxide to flush and clean out my ear on a regular basis. I do this now a few times a month and it's been over 2 years since I've had any infections or anything. Now I'm sure there are cases out there that you wouldn't want to use this treatment. But for the common ear infection, this could work for you.   did u no this Comments By: Anon peroxide will damage your ear drum!!!!!!!!!!!   Earache Problems Comments By: Ms.B I believe the BEST cure for an earache is to use some regular SWEET OIL not heated or anything just put some sweet oil on a small piece of a cotton ball and placed it in the aching ear and after a little while maybe an hour at the most the ear will ease off. Now everyone bodies is not the same this I know but I just wanted to let you know what help me with my earaches and it might help you with yours.   ANTIBIOTICS Comments By: dr_cliff The best remedy is antibiotics perscribed by your doctor. But, as with many families today due to the economic crisis, I suggest using the peroxide if you KNOW you have a common ear infection, and use a HIGH POTENCY pain killer like Vicodin or Codein. This will allow you to sleep at night.   Salt Comments By: Danny Thomas Just use a pound or two of salt heatit in a pan on the stove until it is very hot not burnt. Put in a pillow case and wrap with soft towel lat down the bad ear on it. This heats up the wax in your ear draws it out along with water. This is an acient method.   It works for me... Comments By: FarmTruk, Wallburg, NC I will drip peroxide into my ear at the onset of an ear ache. It usually begins to work immediately. And by continuing to use it, will generally clear it, and the pain, away in just a few short days. I do recommend flushing the ear with a few drops of isopropal alcohol aftwards, however, to dry out the canal, and remove the peroxide residue. Case in point...this morning, my ear seemed stopped up, and as the day wore on, it started to ache, along with my jaw. This afternoon, I put the peroxide in, and it fizzed a lot. The pain began to reduce, and after a second appication this evening, the pain is almost all gone, along with the ear's congestion. I highly recommend at least trying this before seeing the doctor for the occasional minor ear ache.   Peroxide is the best Comments By: Peroxide Drinker All these people working for the drug companies saying antibiotics or pain killers are the best, you need to stop, peroxide is the best, it cures ear infections and I don't see the big deal if there is a little residue in your ear, it starts to turn to water as soon as it is out of the bottle H202 it releases the extra oxygen directly into your ear which has curring properties, the bubbles you hear are oxygen, what is left behind is water once that extra oxygen molecule is released. Hydrogen Peroxide also makes a fantastic rocket fuel in non dilluted concentrations. If you have tubes in your ear, I would definately check with a doctor, because certain metals, silver, platinum, can act as a catalyst, releasing the extra oxygen molecule more violently   Ms I just used the peroxide remedy! Comments By: Mee Mee Peroxide works! I have had and ear ache for the past 3 days. I thought it was my wisdom tooth at first causing it but after having it for a day and taking Motrin every 6 hours. I noticed that my tooth wasn't even hurting but my ear was throbbing and having sharp pains still! So I got online to find a remedy and came here. Tried the warm water mixed with peroxide and I feel and felt better the moment I put it in my ear. I will keep using this remedy until it's gone completely! No meds for me today at least!!   about peroxide in the ear Comments By: brenda i heard from a friend that a specialist told her that peroxide is bad for the eardrum it eats the lining away or something like that is that true   ENT advice Comments By: Mom of 2 sons My ENT told me to put in a few drops of a mix of peroxide and warm water into my sons ears when they first started getting an earache. If it didnt get better or if they had a temperature, come see him because it was probably infected. He said if I thought it was swimmers ear, then use the alcohol and white vinegar and again, if no better or temperature develops, come in. This has always worked. One of my sons has a hearing loss due to a genetic deformity and we have worked with this ENT for a long time and feel very comfortable with his recommendations. BUT...always if there is a temperatue involved, your body is trying to fight off an infection so antibotics may be needed.   peroxide works Comments By: Roberta After two rounds of antibiotics (the second stronger than the first) and four weeks of ear pain..I finally found relief with a couple drops of peroxide. Amazing how that works! Who knew??   It works Comments By: rebecca My father always used peroxide on our earaches as kids (20+ years ago), and it works. I now use it on my kids on the rare occasions they get ear aches. You just pour a little in and wait until it stops bubbling, then tip your head over to drain it out. I then leave the ear alone for a while then place a clean piece of cotton cloth in the ear with a little bit of oilive oil or sweet oil. Do not heat the oil, the heat draws more blood to that location and makes it hurt more.   Peroxide is actually healthier for you than antibiotics Comments By: Brown Antibiotics over a period of time can affect you.Antibiotics may cause Grey hair, hair loss, (male or female). Liver and kidney infection.. Peroxide will not affect you at all. I personally wouldn't touch any kind of antibiotic because I care about myself, and I'd advise you to do the same   Too much peroxide is too much! Comments By: kristine Okay so I have been sick with a "cough" for the past 4 days, two nights ago my boyfriend who tends to do things in mid sleep, left the window a crack and my cough got worse and not to mention my ear was somewhat clogged ""right ear only"" when I was younger around 12/13 i had a clogged ear, my mom put peroxide in my ear and it got even worse and i had to go to the ER, they gave me antibiotics, it worked wonders for me, but now that i did it again, with the advice of a friend, it made my clogged ear YET AGAIN worse. I did it the 1st time it cleared a LITTLE, so my boyfriend's father suggested to do it again, I think he put too much this time, and now I feel deaf from my ear, i can hardly hear anything =[ it feels like the inside of my ear is swollen and basically blocking me from hearing, i tried to put a ice pack on my ear to bring the swelling down, that didn't help, i think i'm going to take a warm shower and let the water hit the ear, do you think this may work?   Peroxide worked for me Comments By: Karen I also got an ear infection from a headset at work. I never had problems with my ears until I started using the headset that other employees used. I put a cap full of peroxide in my ears for 5 minutes each or until it stopped bubbling. I can hear better and I had instant relief. It was annoying while the bubbling was happening. It tickled but I knew it was for my own good so I let it soak. Next time I will heat it up and add warm water then flush it out with a few drops of alcohol and warm water.   Peroxide Sucks.... Comments By: Crystal i just used it right now and oh wow i love the sound and the feeling but after i let it drain, i can barely hear out of it.... =( ima go to the doctors tonight, hopefully i didnt make it worse...   peroxide works me Comments By: Diane I've used peroxide for minor ear infections from as far back as I can remember. It doesn't hurt, and it saves a trip to the doctor. I am completely deaf in my right ear from birth, so I am pretty protective of the left ear. I have had nothing but good results with peroxide. But I'll bet some people who do have trouble with peroxide have more serious infections, or have differently made ears where anything liquid actually gets behind the drum making things worse. So while it works for me and obviously others it's not for everyone.   Peroxide to clean ear wax out Comments By: Anita My son had tubes put in his ear over ago and the specialist told me to put 2 drop of peroxide to clean out the wax in his ears.   Peroxide worked awesome for my SON! Comments By: Nicole My son (8yrs old) woke up this morning crying and crying that his ear really hurt bad. I jumped online and was looking for a good home remedy considering its Sunday and I don't want to spend my day at the ER. SO needless to say i put a few drops of peroxide in his ear while he was laying on the good ear and wow he stopped crying instantly!!!! I left the peroxide in his ear for 10 mins. He said "wow mom I feel great" "it don't hurt at all now"! I am so happy! I hate it when my children are sick and now i am giving a big thanks to PEROXIDE!!!   ER Nurse Says Yes! Comments By: ER Nurse I work in a busy ER in an urban setting. Many times a day, we have patients with ear complaints and the majority of those patients receive ear irrigation treatments with a peroxide/normal saline solution. I do not recommennd patients with tubes to use this method. On a lighter note, the overuse of antibiotics have led to higher occurences of drug-resistant strains of infection. Consult with your physician, but don't demand an antibiotic.   I think I liked it Comments By: angi I used 3% peroxide that you get from the store and well it totally worked... it spooked me alittle when I first put it in because of the loud bubble sound but that started to slow down along with taking the pain away... today my ear is feeling alot better so yea I would say that it did the job...   mineral oil Comments By: Jackie mineral oil works good   Ear completetly clogged Comments By: Erica And it worked!!!!!   Works great but... Comments By: Melody In my experience it works great. But from what I've heard, don't use it if your infection is all way down in the eardrum. That can cause complications. I find this treatment most effective if you pair it with some kind of OTC anti-inflammatory pain medication like Motrin or Aleve. The peroxide helps the infection while the medication brings the swelling down and helps it drain properly.   peroxide wont come out after a week Comments By: robyn i put peroxide in my ear a week ago n it still hasnt came out. when i lay down i can feel it rolling around my the top of my head n down the front of my face....it wont come out of my ear....help   It worked for my kids! Comments By: Lindsay My kids have had a cold for about a week. I took them to the after hours clinic a couple of days ago and they didn't see anything wrong with the ears, nose and throat. Tonight both of them were complaining of ear pain. I remembered that my Mom and Dad used to pour a little peroxide into my ears when I had ear infections. So, I tried it. It seems to have worked for both of them! They are fast asleep now. I did give them a little ibuprofen, but as soon as I poured the peroxide in my son said the pain was gone and he smiled. Very cool! Try it.   peroxide does work Comments By: Roy lay down on the side that isnt infected and have someone help you pour 3/4 of the cap of peroxide in your infected ear and then press a warm wash cloth against it and stay like that for 10-15min might have to do this a couple times but works wonderfully   I used Peroxide previously Comments By: Evie In the last year my ENT has suggested using 1/2 part apple cider vinegar and 1/2 part alcohol. The TV Drs. show , the pediatrician suggested the same thing. Latest thing I guess! Maybe you should use what seems to help you best   worked Comments By: jehon-pol My daughter was crying from the pain in her right ear...I came online to see if I could use peroxide and found this site... I put in a couple drops and she had immediate relief   this is nice, not Comments By: mandy ok how about i have it in my ear now and i cant get it out... i cant hear at all in my right ear   wrong for most Comments By: Allyssa Fearra ok so i have been having ear aches since i was little and never heard of this so i tried it and it sucked my ear is was really sensitive after i could feel my heart beatin it. So i went back to what i knew if you have bad ear achs put onion juice in a cotten ball and put that in your ear it relives the pain or you can put a hole in a garlic clove and squezz out the oil into your ear and that will relive the pain as well as work as an antibioic and kill the infecition minarel oil works good to yhe heat pad is an all time favorit keep cold air out of it as much as possibal if its water take a towwel and place it over your ear and use a blow dryer on warm on your ear is none of these work you should go to a ENT. I WISH THE BEST OF LUCK I KNOW THIS SUCK   omg can't believe this seems to have worked so far!! Comments By: shelley Have been having earache on and off for several weeks - sometimes dull ache, sometimes sharp pains... Doctor said to take claritin, but it's been no help. Looked online and found suggestions ranging from hot packs, ice, garlic juice (!!), onion juice, "sweet" or olive oil, and hydrogen peroxide. Well, lo and behold! Put a q-tip with hydrogen peroxide in the sore ear, left it a minute or two -- heard all kinds of FUNNY popping sizzling kinds of noises... Then tried it in the other (non-hurting) ear, and not much sound at all. Amazingly, the pain seemed to go away RIGHT away! So far, has not been back, but it's only been about 45 minutes. Am praying this will last -- but if it does, will be so amazed!   Nope :( Comments By: Anon It makes your ear feel a little better when you pour it in and gets all bubbly and kind of tingly.Kind of makes you forget about the pain.Then it comes right back! In my case that is.It didn't help at all! Any other remedies??   Worked on 2 yr old 12/27/09 at 3:30 AM Comments By: Tammy Roberts My daughter woke up last night crying that her ear hurt and demanded we put a band aid on it. We put the band aid on it :-) and I also put a couple of drops of peroxide in it along with giving her some tylenol. She was back to sleep within minutes.   ongoing fungal infection Comments By: clink My ear had been giving me grief for weeks, tried 2 different drops from my doctor, no good. Then he gave me otacomb which made me deaf and felt horrible. So I used some 6% peroxide, twice, aaah! Relief! I can hear! No pain, no blockage.   If there's a fever -- Comments By: Dob All of us know when you have an earache the most important thing you're concerned about is getting rid of the pain! Just be cautious. I'm not a big fan of antibiotics, but if you have a fever, your body is telling you to see a doctor.