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Earache. Olive oil cures earaches

If you heat up some olive oil in a microwave for 30 seconds then apply it to the ear that hurts, within a few minutes it will feel better.

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It worked. Comments By: Frankie M. I soaked a little piece of toilet paper in olive oil and microwaved it to very warm. I then squeezed as many drops of this warm olive oil into my ear as I could and finished by plugging it with the same piece of paper. The pain has diminished somewhat but is replaced by and intense "tickling" sensation almost like an itch but not quite. I really want to stick a finger or q-tip in there and scratch it, but I know this would only make matters worse. I think that's what started the whole problem. Anyhow, the olive oil seems to work. I am in less pain. I really, REALLY want to cram a q-tip in there tough and scratch that itch ticklin, but I won't. This olive oil remedy is really easy if you have some olive oil handy. I wonder if that garlic thing works.   burned now Comments By: Anon Heating up olive oil for 30 seconds makes a scalding hot cup and oil inside. In addition to my earache, I now have a burned finger and a couple of olive oil stains on my shirt from trying to pour oil into my ear from a teaspoon.   Excellent Comments By: Michelle L. My son, 9, has been awake most of the night with an ear ache. He is now sleeping! I CAREFULLY tested the olive oil before using it. No burns, no stains. Just a happy sleeping customer!   It freaken worked Comments By: anon The pain is gone, however I can still feel a bit of the pressure...anyway I can go back to sleep now, Thanks.   olive oil does work Comments By: Ayuh~Nobody it really does work. but i found that if you buy a little baby bottle, then store the oil in it, then place it in the cabinet. that way you will always hav the oil on hand and its a great way of putting the oil in your ear with no mess! also 30 seconds is way to long, i put it in the microwave in the bottle ( remove nipple first ) for about 15 seconds. then put a piece of cotton in after. the tickle is something, but it sure beats the pain!   worked for us! Comments By: Jamie My daughter was in horrible pain, and of course, the earache had to come in the middle of the night. So I gave her a decongestant to help it drain and then the olive oil. She complained about the noises it made and she wanted to take it out because it wastickling, but she woke up this morning and the first thing she told me was that the oil worked and she flet great. I have to agree- 30 seconds was too long. but I could tell way before I got my finger in there and burned it. You can feel the heat radiating from it. So I just added a little more to cool it down, soaked a piece of tolet paper w/ it and squeezed it into her ear. I've heard people at my church who are into home remedies for everything rave about the olive oil treatment so I though that I would try and it worked for us!   Must Try Comments By: T My little sister just woke up w/horrible ear pain and i tried this remedy which I remember my mom used when I was little. It took a few minutes until she had some relief, but it definitly helped. Im convinced.   Navigate located in Charlotte NC age 41 Comments By: Mr. Navigate Warming up olive oil really works. Had to confirm it with my aunt before using. The olive oil stopped my daughter's ear ache in 5 minutes. I warmed the olive oil in the microwave for about 15 secs then I used an ear syringe to apply olive in ear and closed ear opening with a cotton ball. The brand I used was Bertolli Extra Virgin Oil   It worked Comments By: cheryl I tried the heat it did not work and I just read about the olive oil and wow it does work thank you.   'WOW IT'S UNIQUE. Comments By: Mother Anon I tried this and it sounds kind of weird but i did it to my 2 year old that always gets ear infections but thank GOD shes normal again i highly recomand it.   I'm impressed!! Comments By: Tired Momma At 3am, haven't slept yet, 8 month old wants to play...my ear was hurting terribly, came on here found this, tried it, it took about ten minutes to work on me, but it worked! Still can't hear much, but no pain!!   Thank you Comments By: Dawn I heated about 2 teaspoons of extra virgin olive oil in the microwave for 15 seconds (I did stop about 3 times and shake the tub), dipped a tissue and squeezed 3 large drops into my 8 years olds ear. He'd woke up, crying in pain earlier but not long after using the olive oil, he's now sleeping. He said it tickled when I put it in then, roughly a minute later, he said he'd felt 3 pops and his ear felt numb, not long after he was asleep. I'd seen this "cure" on a holistic website but I'd never had dared try it if I hadn't found this website with all your coments, so a big thank you.   The nightmare is over!!! Comments By: cheryl I'm so glad I came across this site!! I would never have tried this if I hadn't read all the comments. My 4 year old was a bit worried when she was watching me prepare it so I started telling her about all the comments I had just read!! This calmed her down and the oil worked a treat. I didn't even know I could use my cooking oil, very handy!! Thanx!!   Olive oil is good, but Almond oil is even better! Comments By: Grandma Anon Having worked in a pharmacy for 25 years, Almond oil works better! Children do not always NEED anti-biotics, and parents should try dipping a teaspoon into a cup of hot water for 15 seconds, drying the spoon and then pouring a few drops of oil on the spoon and tip into the ear. A small amount of cotton wool will help keep the oil in the ear.   It does work. Comments By: Jason Last night it was killing my left ear. I had no asprin or any sort of medication to take pain away, so I thought I would try this. I just warmed up a little bit of olive oil in a glass, used a cotton swab to soak it up and stuck it in my ear. It was a warm feeling, I made sure it wasnt hot enough to burn. Than I let it stay in there for about 10 min while I went and watched tv with my head tilted. Went to bed with a less painful ear. Woke up this morning and its pain free. It still "clicks" and its not as clear for hearing, but the pain is gone. I think this is a good temp solution until you can get to the Dr's office. I plan on going today to get checked up.   I used sweet oil!! Comments By: Annette It worked almost instantly!! I did not heat it up & it still worked! My mom used to heat up sweet oil for my horrible earaches. It worked then & still works today!!!!!   Up all night, slept all day Comments By: Jessica I was up all night with my 9 month old! She has an infection in both ears! I was awakened by her familiar screams. I too have an ear infection now. Her doctor has taken excellent care with her. My "Doc" says to fill this perscription... um, yea, its about $250 (without insurance(for myself)) Got to this site and my worries, and pain are gone. Thank God for the web!   Olive Oil Works Comments By: Julia in CA My 4 year old woke me up at 2:30 a.m. complaining of an earache. She's never had one, so I didn't know what to do. And of course, there's no doctor to call that late. I went online, and saw all the recommendations for trying olive oil. I didn't heat it, as I was afraid of burning my daughter. It immediately worked, and she fell asleep soon after. Thank goodness for the internet!   Daddy Guinea Pig Comments By: Brian Hall My 6 yr old was complaing of pain in his ear and my ear was killing me also, so I got on the internet and found all of these positive comments about olive oil. So my wife is not much into home remedies, so I was the guinea pig and it works. Being a Dad is tough but being a guinea pig is Priceless. Thanks   brilliant Comments By: Kay pour some olive oil on cotton pad, put it on a plate and in microwave. count to ten and take it out - DEFINATELY not 30 secs. even that left it hot. I made sure its not burning by squeezing some oil onto my arm. apparently it wasnt a pleasant feeling in the ear but my 4 year old is now sleeping after hours of crying - THANK YOU :)   Incredible Comments By: Marissa My 14 month old was screaming non stop from an ear infection caused by teething. I could visibly see that his ear was red so I got on here and read everyones comments. I tried it and he is now happily running around the living room tiring himself out. I am glad the screaming fits are over.   Oldie but still a goodie Comments By: SJ My mom used to heat up sweet oil (it's just another name for olive oil) and use it in my ears for terrible childhood earaches. Try this: place a cup of water in the microwave and heat to warm (not boiling). Take it out and place an ear dropper with a few drops of olive oil in the warm water. It heats the oil gently and is very easy to place in the ear. Just follow with cotton ball in the ear. I always keep a ear dropper on hand just in case - swimmers ear, or ear infectsion - always works.   great Comments By: nnnnnnnnnn it worked   allright Comments By: Mehmed Chicago it is 3 in the moring and i have the worst earache i checked online then i tried the olvie oil thing dsnt work that well depending on tha infection still hurts very bad   Miracle cure Comments By: Rae My 18 month old woke up screaming, and his dr suggested to try the olive oil. I put about a tablespoon in a little bowl and heated it for 10 seconds, stirred, then 10 again. I put a tiny amount in a medicine dropper and squirted it into each ear. I put a burp cloth on my shoulder to keep the oil off of my clothes. He stopped screaming after about a minute, and was asleep within five. A miracle cure, if you ask me!   Holy Smokes Comments By: Dennis My mother mentioned using olive oil a few days ago. I brushed it off as some crazy home remedy until I could no longer stand the pain in my left ear. Even unheated, the pain vanished. And this is after I tried over the counter stuff and various gades of Tylenol.   It worked for my 2yr old!! Comments By: Caolina Its 11:45 pm. My 2 yr old had been complaining all day, she has not slept at all!! heated up the olive oil, put drops in with the syringe, plugged it up with cotton and how she is alseep! thank goodness for the internet   Co-worker's earache pain Comments By: Pam Brownlee A co-worker has been complaining of an earache all day. I recommended olive oil because that's what my mom used when I had severe earaches. Many of out co-workers were skeptical. I went with her to the pharmacy where she decided to purchase and try the (sweet oil) olive oil. Before we made it back to the office, she had put a few drops in her ear. (She decided she couldn't wait for it to be heated.) Within a few minutes the pain had receded. She says she can't here out of that ear right now but that it feels much better. -- By the way, my mother used to put the olive oil in a dropper and heated it with the blow dryer. Worked GREAT!!!   Took a long while but it worked Comments By: james Had severe pain in my ear for about 24 hours,had hot water bottle held against it for most of the day.Paracetemol didnt really give much relief.Tryed this olive oil thing,it actually took about 8hours for it to work.I cant hear much now and still have a few stabbing pains here and there but at least i fell half human again.   IT WAS HORRIBLE IT MADE IT FEEL HORRIBLE Comments By: DONT TRY IT DONT TRY IT. IT MADE IT WORSE   YAY Comments By: Jen my boyfriends 4 year old is sick with pink eye and an ear infection, it's 920 pm and the boyfriend is at work, i'm home with the kids, i used the olive oil and He is FINALLY sleeping! YAY!   FANTASTIC!!! Comments By: Devina Have had 3 yr old daughter screaming since 9pm of earache found this tip went and bought some oilat 1am!! within 5 mins she was sound asleep!! Fab!!   I'm amazed Comments By: Anon But it seemed to do the trick on our 5yr old. I just gently warmed the olive oil and then dipped some cotton wool into it, and popped that in her ear. We did use painkillers aswell, but this definately made a difference.   BEEN USING OLIVE OIL FOR YEARS! Comments By: Nana Watts I'm 55 and my parents always warmed up a small amount in a table spoon and just held it over the gas stove for a few seconds. When it was just the right temp my Dad would soak a small amount of a cotton ball and squeeze into my ear, then put the same piece of cotton into my ear to keep it from dripping out. Works like a Charm   WORKS GREAT!!! Comments By: Barbara My 5yr old son kept crying and complaining about his ear hurting inside. Tylenol didn't help. Could not get him to go to sleep. Found the olive oil tip and now he is falling asleep and says the pain is gone. Thanks!   If it hurts enough you will try this....and it works!! Comments By: DC Im always sceptical of things like this, the pescimist inside thinks it could all be false! However i couldnt stand the pain any longer and decided to add some to some cotton wool and heat for 20 seconds(do test before putting in the ear) within a matter of minutes the pain had reduced and i could hear again...back to bed now   made slight difference Comments By: umar my dad put the oil in my ear it was warm,i left it in my ear and it just stuck there lol the pain did decrease but not fully now the rest of the old is drippin out   hurts less Comments By: job repeatedly syringed warm oil into each ear a few times. Heated about 20ml for 20s or so in a mug... heated in 10s intervals for safety. Slightly less painful now, though could be placebo or the two nurofen i took about half an hour ago (he he). Have been told to do this by nurse in doctors surgery previously to prevent wax build up, so likely has some basis.   Tesco Brand Extra Virgin Olive Oil works too! Comments By: Red kING Amazing tip!   It works Comments By: karatechampmom I did not have any almond oil in the house tonight, so I tried the olive oil. It worked! My 11 yr old is sound asleep and not crying any longer. Thank God for the internet! Earaches are painful, I had them all the time when I was a kid. I am so glad for this site!   Amazing! Under two minutes. Comments By: Henry's Happy Daddy Wow. Tried Tylenol earlier in the night, no effect. In desperation was searching online and found this thread. Some slightly warm olive oil in the ear and bang - 4 yr old went from inconsolable screaming to sound asleep. Literally less than two minutes from the time the drops went in ear. I'm convinced.   Def works Comments By: Daniel I had a severed earache about a 10 and i was going crazy. I tried ice pills and they helped a bit. I went on the net and i saw this. I warmed some organic extra virgin olive oil in a test tube then put it in a hot water bath. I inserted the warm oil into my ear with a syringe. ALL I CAN SAY IS WOW. MY pain went from a 10 to like a 1 to 2. I am 24 years old and thank god for the internet. I use to have horrible earache when i was a child and i still remember them and it gives me chills. Parents if your child has an ear ache please try this remedy out. Most people have olive oil in their house and it does not have to be extra but def warm and u can use a spoon or microwave for that. Once again please if you are a parent to this asap if you child is in pain. It leaves your ears clogged and maybe tickly but thats waaaaaaay better then feeling the intense pain. Your child will thank you for it when you are older.   nurse tip Comments By: nurse c DON'T DO THIS!! I know from experience a child with earache usually at night is terrible to see, but this tip is DANGEROUS. -If someone has bad pain in the ear, see a doctor or practice nurse ASAP (till then use painkillers, a drop of Olbas Oil under the pillow, raising the top end of the bed a little may help, and warm drinks too). -NEVER use oil heated by anything except your own body heat - it's very dangerous to put oil heated any other way into any ear. -Earache in children is usually caused by infection, and may need an antibiotic. If fluid builds up causing the fragile membrane to balloon out, it doesn't take much to make it tear. You don't want this to happen - it could cause permanent damage. Although pain will go, it can cause more infection, and will cause deafness in that ear for two to three weeks (you should avoid water in the ear for this time if it ever happens). -In earache in adults an infection may need antibiotics. However, if caused by a bad blockage of wax (only your doctor or practice nurse can see this with a special scope, so get seen first), olive oil at BODY temperature helps to dissolve it, although it may feel more blocked at first. Use a few drops and keep your affected ear upwards so the oil can drain in, wipe the drips off the outside of your ear, (but no cotton wool in the ear, it just draws out all the oil out) also NEVER poke inside your ear with cotton buds, as it may cause permanent damage, just keep the outside clean. You would do this twice a day, for a few days before either it works itself, or the hard wax has softened enough for the nurse to syringe it out. -Please remember, your ears are very delicate.   i used it help a little but not much =( Comments By: Audrey i used it and it helped a tad bit but im going to try to go back to sleep now cause i ihavent slept at all and im tried   WOW Comments By: Lisa Mizen My son 5yrs old was complaining of an earache. So I tried the Olive Oil trick and it worked. It looks like we are all going to have a good night sleep thank you :0)   Not bad Comments By: give it a try Didn't help too much for me, but my earache is pretty bad - the whole area around my ear, throat and cheek is swollen. It did make my hearing clear again for a few minutes - I would try it again on a less severe earache. Definitely agree with those saying 30 seconds is too long though, 15 is just about right.   Sweet Oil...Olive Oil...Same thing! Comments By: Kasey After trying other remedies...this one actually works! Many people have told me to try three drops of warm Sweet Oil. I bought a bottle at a local pharmacy and found out that the only ingredient in Sweet Oil is Olive Oil!   Olive oil works! Comments By: birdlover My mom used to warm it in a spoon first when I was a kid.TEST for heat BEFORE you place drops in your ear.;-)   No microwave. Comments By: Lisa I used one of those medicine dropper that we get from the pharmacist for antibiotics etc. Since I don't have a microwave, I put olive oil in the dropper, then put in dropper in a cup filled with very hot water. In a few minutes, it was warm to my wrist and I just put a few drops into his ear. Worked!   Thank you!! Comments By: Jenny My 9 yr. old son has been up for the past 5 hours crying because his ear hurt so bad. He broke his femur when he was 5 and he didn't act like he was in this much pain. After trying the Tylenol, warm washcloth, and heating pad I was at a loss. His ear was hurting just as bad as it had before we did anything. It's now 3:45 AM we just tried the oil about 10 minutes ago and he's sleeping peacefully on the couch. My grandmother had told me about this remedy years ago, but I'd forgotten. Thank you SOOOO much!   it's getting better.... Comments By: Anon it's 3 o'clock in the morning and i have severe ear ache for the last 50 minutes. I have tears in my eyes as the ache is unbearable. Just now I have tried olive oil and thank God it's getting better... Slowly, but effectively.   AWESOME!!!! Comments By: ANON My 4 yr old was complaining that his ear hurt at midnight. He has been swimming a lot today. So, I believe this has caused his pain. I put a few drops of olive oil in his ear, not heated. It was like magic, he fell aslleep within minutes. I have also done this to myself in the past. It WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!   quoran Comments By: zee hi, olive oil cure lot of things not just earach... as it mentioned in the quoran olive iol came from bless tree , it prevent cancer if you drink spoon every day of your live ! it gives tan on the face ,ect... as i said in the quoran (allah)and prophet mahhamed "pbuh"( sunna) mentioned how to cure deseases and cancers from fruits and veg .good luck every body