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What helps ease an ear infection apart from antibiotics? is it safe to use drops?
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Yes: Drops usually have antiinflammatories and or numbing meds. They do help.
Answered 3/5/2015
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Oil: If you have an intact eardrum with no myringotomy tubes, there are studies that demonstrate placing warm, not hot, vegetable/olive oil in the affected ear, placing a heating pad over the ear and waiting 20-30 minutes usually relieves the pain. It does not cure the infection, so consult your doctor.
Answered 3/5/2015
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