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Earache. To get rid of an earache

To soothe an earache quick, cover your ear with a towel that has been moistened with warm water. The combination of heat and moisture is soothing and the heat will help melt earwax which could be contributing to the congestion.

Another treatment would be to squeeze a clove of garlic and put a few drops in the ear, it will help kill the bacteria that are causing the pain. also up the vitamin c and take some echinacea.

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GARLIC JUICE IN EAR Comments By: SHERREE REALLY WORKS... IT TOOK LIKE 5 MINUTES BUT IT TOOK THE PAIN AWAY.   wow! Comments By: beverly right when i put the warm towel on my ear it alreay felt btter   Not only does it keep away vamires... Comments By: Jeff not only did the garlic juice take away the pain of the ear ache it also took away the burning from the stupid mouthwash trick which didnt work. still have a little throbbing but no pain with it.   i tried somthing new Comments By: Anon since the warm compress did not work well and i did not have any garlic i tried lemon juice instead and it had amazngly quick results.   Owwcchhh!....ahhh :) Comments By: Anthony Ok your garlic idea worked very very well. But the problem is when I put the drop of garlic juice in my ear. It felt like it was working right away, and as in working, stinging really really badly. Haha but now that the stingings all gone it feels alot better. thanks.   OUCHHHHHHHH! Comments By: Natalie ouch im 13 yrs old ive been u since 3am this morning ive treyed a hot water bottle and ive tyed paracetemol can any one give me a few tips plzz throbbing like mad !!!!!   oh my ! i get earaches like atleast 8 times a year. ! Comments By: rebecca please i reallly need some help i have tried a warm cloth lemonjuice garlic jucie its just NOT working ! seriously pleaseeeee help me!   not workking! Comments By: Kate its not working! just making it worse might i have an infection?   owwww Comments By: holly pain pain pain it feels like someone is digging my eardrum out im in so much pain please someone help me   Garlic Is Not Just A Herb.. Comments By: shannon is annon Garlic helped alot! Instant relief, It really cools the ear down. The hardest part is getting the juices out!   ouch ouch Comments By: chatelle this isn't working i need to get rid of my ear ache.   earach Comments By: hannah i am 11 years old and i use a heating pad it works really well and if you wait for a long time it pops and your ears all better   if you put rubbing alcohol it your ear and put your earlob to the sid then put a cotton ball in your Comments By: allie you should a least try it. i mean if it helps your ear. then what the heck!   hey i got a one wat do i do plz let me now i am 41 Comments By: betty hey i got ear herting both of my ears hert ok and i d not now and i got a cough to and i cough and i got high blood pressure to so plz let me now ok at hetherjosee@yahoo.com   good techniuques but a simple fact Comments By: jessica i went to the doctors today because my ear was throbbing that much i thought i had an ear infection but i hadnt he warmed up a teaspoon of olive oil and heated it up so it was warm he tilted my head and poured the teaspoon on he put a cotton wool bud on my ear and left it there until the pain had gone and from my releif it had!!! i thought it would never go but to my spuprise it did you should just go to the doctors or do what they did with me for simple remedys that i and i hope hat you know that are easy and safe   help Comments By: Aemilia im 13 and i suffer alot with these stupid ear aches i have a cold and a cough my mum is really ill aswell i need answers to get rid of it, with out it hurting or really badly popping that much it hurts. every time i do a little burp on the inside it hurts my ear. i sat up last night until 4.56am i really need help.   in pain Comments By: wil Our 4 year old son woke up more or less screaming in pain. We placed a warm wash cloth over his ear for about a minute and then placed a cotton ball over his ear and he is now sleeping like a champ.   help me Comments By: katie help me plz the earache has gotton really bad im death in one ear   Ear drops blocked my ear . and hot washer worked Comments By: Jorja hi i am 13 years old and i have had an ear ake for 2 days . mum put some drops in it but they were really gluggy and they jut blocked my ear up and made it worse. so i tried the hot washer and withim seconds i could feel all the gluggyness in my ear melt and some came out . every few minutes i re heat the washer.   ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh pian pian pian Comments By: SHIMARA hi..x i am 11 years old and i feel so misreble...ive got a blocked nose my glans are swolen ear is thumping like mad been up all nite cant sleep hot flushes even if its cold andd no appitite havent eat all day and if i do it comes back up!!! HELP ME PLZ!   THIS HELPS SO MUCH ITS RELIABLE Comments By: anon heat an onion for 1-2 minutes (watch it while its in the microwave!) put it over your ear but make sure its not too hot first. it really takes away any pain in your ear. hope this helpss.   wow i didnt think it would work.. Comments By: ray i boiled water put a towel in it and IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   does it work?? Comments By: brooke hey does the lemon juice thing really work? my ear is in so much pain!!! i cant sleep at all!!! its 1:00 am! :(   warm towel work!!!! Comments By: anon I just put a warm towel over my ear and it workss =].....I have a swollen ear with shooting pain in it....and I can't open my jaw but the warm towel soothes it =)   ooooooooooooouuuuuuuuuucccccchhhhhhh Comments By: destiny thx a the tip, when i put the warm cloth on my ear it already strted to feel better,thx so much 11 year old, destiny   Peroxide Comments By: Chelsea Putting a few drops of 3% hydorgen peroxide in each ear, especially at the start, will kill the infection/cold. Takes just a few minutes. You will feel lots of tingling. Tilt your head to the side and let it drain. Helps quick, but wait until about 12 hours go by and you'll feel amazing!   HURTS LOTS Comments By: pain in night im 15 and been up FOREVER i cant sleep and neither of these worked...the pain is unbearable   help!! Comments By: kkkkk am 14 and my ear is sare it hurtin it feels like its bleedin but am not shur what to do i have tryd drops from the doctor tryd the towle and the herb hing and nothing is workin :'( help mee pleas   Worked kinda Comments By: From what I "ear" thanks. this method didnt take away all the pain but I slept with my ear on the pillow and found it took away enough of the ache for me to fall back asleep.   owwwwww Comments By: nicole hi am 14 my ear is really badly hurting i cant get to sleep it hurts so much i am in a lot of agony i also av quiete a bad cogh n wen i sneeze or hicup my ear gets worse .   THE PAIN! IT BURNS! Comments By: Ouuuchhh! neither worked this sucks and the pain is unbearable! I cant eat cuz it hurts my friggin ear to much!   earache Comments By: Kate well wat i would do is to pu earmuffs on and take some paracetalmol and lie down for about an hour and the earache may go away   oww Comments By: jack i went to the doctors a few years back and he told me to breath deeply through my noes so when i went to sleep i breathed through my nosed and the pain slowly but surely started to ease and go away try it   ouchie poo Comments By: anon garlic and hot towel...both didnt work. it made the pain worse!!! im crying right now because its 3am and i cant sleep cus of the pain.   pain pain pain cant sleep Comments By: taylor hi im 12 years old and have a pounding earache i dont know what to do. i can barly hear cuz my ears so pluged. what should i do. p.s. i havnt been listening to my ipod or anything loud.   Helpppp!!!! Comments By: Jadebabe My ear is like riging ATM I cant get rid of it it is doing my head in any ideas please help can't sleep been up since 3.00 z   HELP! Comments By: Carey OK I'm 11 years old!, AND I was up ALL NIGHT lastnight with the pain. I'd put my bad ear ( the right one ) onto the pillow, and I'd fall asleep but I'd wake up in 15 - 1hour later in pain. Any help? E-mail me at : Careywhite@hotmail.co.uk   try it Comments By: lesley i tried the hot flannel thing on the ear it worked but i still have a really sore jaw   It works. Comments By: A bert13 Hi, using a hair dryer really helps. Put it on low and then blow it at your ear, also if you put rice in a sock and then warm it up in the micorwave and put it on your ear it really works!!!!!!!   ive a mind numbing earache Comments By: ryan hi ive a mind numbing earache i need help ive no garlic or meds warm towel aint working ....   ahhhhhhhhh Comments By: kellis It hurts so badly i cant get it to stop!!!What should i do??????????!!!!!!!!!!