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How long does it take for the pain to at least dull after starting a course?
I would think it should start working in 24 hours if not sooner. Can you call the doctor's office that gave you the prescription and see if they can call in a prescription for numbing the pain? There are eardrops that can be used for the pain, I can't remember the name of the drug though.
You know, I think a heating pad would help...but I do not have one. My niece got tubes in her ears because she was getting so many. Poor boo. I had no idea how painful it could be. I went to bed at 8 last night. The dog has been guarding me since I got back from the hospital. The pain is so bad I keep worrying about losing my hearing.
Oh yeah, they gave me drops. They're pretty useless, though.
Happy Anniversary to Cashmere and her DH!!!
Soak a washcloth and microwave it, then wrap it in another cloth so you don't burn yourself.
Ima go with Dana's plan and lie down. I don't know how little kids deal with this at all.
Allyson, you can also turn a hair dryer on LOW and hold it near your ear -- not too close, obviously. Anything with a little heat will help.
Give the antibiotics another day, and use as much ibuprofen or whatever that you can.
I have never had ear infections, so other please speak up, but would warm water IN the ear work?
What Dana suggested. The warm heat helps. I used to get chronic ear infections and sometimes I really wished the eardrum would burst, it hurt so bad. There usually isn't much hearing loss, if any, from a single incidence of burst eardrum. I think it has to be really severe or chronic to get to that point. Doctors have put me on planes with the warning it might happen, "but it'll feel better afterwards. Just don't get water in that ear for a few days." Alrighty then!
OK, back to work.