Home Remedies for Ear Pain - Causes, Symptoms, and Prevention

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Home Remedies for Ear Pain - Causes, Symptoms,
and Prevention
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Introduction

• Havent you all experienced Ear pain at some
  point in your life?
• Ear pain is a very common condition that most
  people suffer often. This is more likely to
  affect young kids as their ear canal is straight.
  Ear pain or ache is a dull, sharp or burning pain
  that may be constant or fluctuating. It may
  affect one or both ears, usually more in one ear.
• The pain can feel unbearable, and hampers the
  sleep, toughen food intake, or disturb the normal
  activities.

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What Causes Ear pain ?

• Ear infections are the most common reason for ear
  pain. Due to the infection, inflammation happens
  and buildup of pressure results in intense pain.
• People with ear infections often have other
  symptoms, such as sinusitis or a sore throat. An
  ear infection can also be an independent
  condition. Most ear infections are bacterial, not
  viral.
• Accumulation of ear wax is also a contributing
  factor that leads to ear pain.

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When to see a Doctor?

• It is very important to approach a doctor when
  the pain persists for more than a day.
• When Symptoms are present in a child less than 6
  months of age, consultation with the doctor
  should be done immediately.
• Ear pain is severe.
• A child or infant is sleepless or irritable after
  a cold or other upper respiratory infection.
• Any discharge of fluid, pus or blood from the
  ear.
• An adult with ear pain or discharge should see a
  doctor as soon as possible.

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What are The Symptoms of Ear Pain?

• The onset of signs and symptoms of ear infection
  is usually quick.

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Symptoms in Children

• Ear pain, especially when lying down
• Tugging or pulling at an ear
• Difficulty sleeping
• Crying more than usual
• Irritability
• Difficulty hearing or responding to sounds
• Loss of balance
• Fever of 100? or more
• Drainage of fluid from the ear
• Headache
• Loss of appetite

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Symptoms in Adults

• Ear pain
• Drainage of fluid from the ear
• Diminished hearing
• Loss of balance
• Headache
• Irritability

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Home Remedies for Ear Pain

• Simple home therapies can sometimes go a long way
  in easing your ear pain. Few of them include

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1. COCONUT OIL

• Putting 2-3 drops of body-temperature oil into
  the ear is an effective home remedy for ear
  infection. This helps to soothe ear pain at home.

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2. GARLIC

• Garlic is an efficient home remedy as it
  possesses antibiotic properties. Heat the garlic
  in oil, and then allow it to cool. Filter the
  oil, remove the garlic and put two to three drops
  of the oil into the ear.

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3. GINGER

• 2-4 drops of fresh warm ginger juice to be
  instilled in the ear. This should be avoided in
  case of discharge.

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