Ear pain Treatment

What is the Ear Pain Treatment?

The ear pain treatment that your doctor will recommend depends on the underlying cause of the earache.

Some of the prescribed treatments for common causes are:

Infection in the middle ear (otitis media) in Ear Pain Treatment:

Is Ear pain treatment is possible with the following medicines.

1. Oral antibiotic: you need to take antibiotics from mouth.

• For mild to moderate infection, doctors may give antibiotic-amoxicillin, which is taken in high doses of 80-90 mg per kilogram per day.

• For severe infection, doctors prefer to give a combination of two antibiotics- amoxicillin and clavulanate (amoxicillin-dose of 90 mg/kg/day and clavulanate dose of 6.4mg/kg/day).

• Other antibiotics that can be used, especially when a patient is allergic to amoxicillin is third-generation cephalosporins or azithromycin.

Third-generation cephalosporin- given for allergic reaction to amoxicillin other than type I

• Cefdinir in one or two doses with a maximum of 14 mg/kg/day

• Cefpodoxime once daily with a dose of 10 mg/kg/day

• Cefuroxime two doses of 15 mg/kg/day

Azithromycin- given for type I allergic reactions to amoxicillin. Azithromycin- 10 mg per kg per day on the first day, followed by 5 mg per kg per day for 4 days. This is the perfect Ear Pain Treatment at home.

2. Pain killers and anti-inflammatory: If you want to do Ear Pain Treatment at home, your doctor gives a painkiller and anti-inflammatory to reduce the swelling and subside the pain. This provides symptomatic relief and fasten your recovery. This also helps in relieving fever.

Infection in the outer ear (otitis externa)

1. Antibiotic ear drops- your doctor may ask you to put ofloxacin or ciprofloxacin-dexamethasone drops into your ears. You need to clean your ears softly and dry it before putting the drops. Also, you need to bring the ear drops to room temperature to avoid dizziness.

2. Oral Antibiotics– your doctor will also ask you to take antibiotics by mouth in cases of severe infection or low immunity conditions such as diabetes.

3. Home remedies- you may use vinegar (acetic acid) or drops available in the market containing the acetic acid with hydrocortisone.

Barotrauma or rupture

1. Avoid ear drops or powder: In case of rupture due to barotrauma, you need to avoid putting drops or powder in your ear.

2. Keep ear dry: You need to keep your ear dry and avoid water from getting inside your ear.

3. Cover your ear canal: Put sterile plug of cotton within your ear canal

4. Surgery: You may need to wait for self-healing for about 3 to 6 months before considering surgery.

Ear wax For Ear Pain Treatment:

• Wax-softening ear drops: this can enable the wax to fall out

• Ear lavage: it flushes out the wax from your ear.

• Suction device: pulls out the wax

How can I treat an earache at home?

With some Ear Pain Treatment at home, you can treat earache at home; however, some things are counter-productive, and you should avoid: