Which of us in childhood did not ignore the request of our mother to put a hat on her head, going out into the yard, but it seemed that we looked bad in it, we could ruin the hair, and as a result we got shooting in the ears or a more common disease - otitis media.
And then I had to buy drops for ears in the pharmacy, which our parents, after much persuasion, buried us, forcing them to pull a thick knitted hat to our eyes. And we suffered from pain and dreamed of breaking out into the street as soon as possible,
Let's try to figure out what otitis media is and what needs to be done with it, how to treat the ear, because pain can sometimes be simply unbearable.
Otitis is an inflammatory process that appears in the middle ear. Usually it is a consequence of a cold, but sometimes it appears on its own.
If you feel severe pain, you should definitely consult an otolaryngologist who will conduct the necessary research and prescribe the appropriate treatment, especially if the inflammation in the ear is accompanied by a runny nose.
As a rule, specialists prescribe drops for ears with otitis media, the effective action of which is due to the presence of anesthetic and anti-inflammatory components in their composition. They are introduced using a boiled pipette, after placing the vial in warm water. The temperature of the drug during instillation should reach 37 degrees Celsius, otherwise irritation of the membranes of the brain or inner ear, manifested in the form of seizures and dizziness, may begin.
The patient is laid on his side, the sink is pulled to straighten the auditory canal, and in adults up and back, and in young children - down, and instill drops for the ears in the ear canal. After that, it’s as if massaging the ear with a cotton ball for about five or ten minutes, then tilting the head in the opposite direction so that the remaining drug drains, dry the cavity and insert a cotton ball.
In pharmacies, ready-made drops for the ears are sold, such as Otium, Otipaks, Sofradeks, Albutsid, and solutions of Etonia, Rivanol, Polymyxin, Rizortsina also help. As a result of their use, the mucous membrane is cleaned of inflammation and pus, and the secretion is diluted.
Treatment is carried out for at least seven days, the only way to avoid complications, relapse and prevent the disease from becoming chronic.
If drops from otitis media for some reason are currently unavailable, then you can use the methods that traditional medicine offers, for example, warming compresses that not only soothe pain, but also improve blood circulation. To do this, moisten gauze with vodka or a solution of honey in vodka, put it on your ear, cover it with plastic wrap, and put cotton wool on top and bandage it with a woolen scarf. However, such treatment is contraindicated in purulent otitis media.
The very first help at home, when there are no special medicines at hand, can be an alcohol tincture of peppermint or calendula flowers, a three percent solution of boric acid, made with alcohol, or ordinary heated vegetable oil.
An ordinary onion, whose juice is mixed with vodka and inserted with a fleece into the ear, as well as almond oil, which is buried with fresh honey, also helps with acute pain in the ear .
Drops for the ears, which not only instantly relieve pain, but also treat, can be prepared independently. More than one generation of our ancestors used their recipe. They are prepared very simply: a tablespoon of rock salt dissolves in one liter of water, mixes well. Then the resulting brine is combined with pre-mixed ammonia and camphor oil. You can store such a medicine for about a year.
Remember that all drops that are buried in the ear must be agreed with the doctor to avoid undesirable consequences.