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Earache
Treatment in the home
· Rest in a warm room
· Take pain killers in recommended doses
· Do not put drops into a discharging ear unless instructed by your doctor
· If there is any discharge clean any from the opening of the outer-ear canal and ear lobe but do not try to clean inside the outer-ear canal (see picture below)
· If there is discharge allow the discharge to drain out.
· Do not let water enter the ear
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When to go to the doctor’s
· If a baby is in pain.
· If earache persists after four to eight hours rest
· If there is discharge in the ear
· If pain develops in an ear that is already discharging
· If ear problems develop after flying, diving or a respiratory infection
· If in children it is accompanied by a fever
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