Sore Throat and Ear Ache

RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By Dawn Damrow (Guest Post) (08/19/2008) For almost 2 months now, I have experinced ear and throat pain on and off. i have been given antibiotics three times, nothing works, and I am frustrated. Does anyone know what it could be? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By Breanna (Guest Post) (08/18/2008) Where do I begin? I'm 15 years old and I've had a severe sore throat for about a week and a half now. Whenever I swallow (if i can. Half the time it hurts way too much) BOTH of my ears and both sides of my throat hurt. I went to the E.R. yesterday because i don't have medical and they said that it was herpes, which is crazy. I've never even had sex. So I looked up on wrongdiagnosis.com my symptoms and it said under infectious mononucleosis (mono) that it can easily be mistaken for gonorrhea (however that's spelled) or herpes in the back of the throat so maybe that's what I have? I don't know, but I've tried everything; from amoxicillin to vicadin to chloraseptic to tylenol and NOTHING is working. Can someone help PLEASE? I have to go back to school in 9 days and I can't go back like this! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By Amye (Guest Post) (08/15/2008) I am recovering from Sore Throat and Ear Ache Pain also. The best thing that has worked for me are the Cepecol Throat Drops..they have almost triple the amount of benzocaine and menthol in them than the other products so they work great and also purchase the 8hr tylenol as each done is 1200 mg so it kills the pain easy. This has worked as well as chewing minty gum. Try these guys. It works. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By Ngoc Lieu (Guest Post) (08/15/2008) I have it too. Left side of my throat and ear are hurt when I swallow. I don't know what happen but I got it when I work up this morning. Anyone have any suggestion for what to do? I'm drinking warm water, and gargle salt water but they are not helping much. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By sickalso (Guest Post) (08/13/2008) Wow, it definitely IS spreading, eh? cause I got it also. I just noticed white spot this morning, though this past MONTH I've had the sore/swollen throat, MAJOR earache, and in the beginning, dizzy/faint feeling (along with a lead stomach it felt like), but mainly the throat and the ears. It gets worse at night and in the morning for me. And I STILL have it. I can't afford a doctor, so I just am waiting it out. But this morning when I looked at my throat (which I do every morning for the past month to see how closed up it is this morning), I noticed ONE white spot. Not multiple, not yet anyways. I tried to rinse it out, see if it was just food or something, but no. This sucks. cause I start college back up in a week and half, and I cannot be sick while I WORK and go to school. It'll be hard enough to do while I'm WELL! Well, time to go to work Is strep throat contagious? I mean just by being AROUND it? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By Bobby Koch (Guest Post) (08/07/2008) My Throat hurts bad. My ear hurts and I'm coughing and kinda light headed. I dont' know what is wrong with me. In my ear I can feel something and I've been using left over swimmers ear drops and they seem to be working. Each morning I take 2 advil, 3 ear drops and a cough drop and I'm good until like 6 or 7 at night. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By Ashely (Guest Post) (08/02/2008) I looked up the symptoms because I have them too and found out that I have strept throat and a middle ear infection. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By Bobby Light (Guest Post) (07/28/2008) When I tighten my throat, this crazy yellow/brown/red horrible tasting fluid comes from where I think my lymph node is. It's ridiculous. Ice cream helps tho. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By sore throat girl (Guest Post) (07/25/2008) See I just went to the doctor today and they have not replied. My throat is sore and my ears ache so much! Also I keep spitting so much spit up and it's ridiculous, because it hurts so bad. Also it hurts to swallow ANYTHING! Please help me, I have no idea whats up. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By Andrea (Guest Post) (07/05/2008) I have no sinus drainage like most of you but I have a real bad sore throat and ear aches in both ears. It hurts to swallow, pain by both ears. Bumps in the back of my throat, no tonsils. What do I do? HartsdreamAT aol.com Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By Ross B (Guest Post) (06/28/2008) I'm From England, just quit smoking and my throat is killing me. So today I woke up and my ears were in pain. I can't get to the docs till Monday so I need some pain relief please. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By NYC (Guest Post) (06/26/2008) I had the same symptoms. The doc said it was just a sore throat. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By rogelio (Guest Post) (06/22/2008) OMG! I feel bad! I'm fifteen years old and I have all those symptoms listed by other people (sore throat, ear hurts when I swallow). I went to the doctor yesterday and he gave me antibiotics and a pain killer. Antibiotics haven't kicked in yet so I'm freakinq out. Still in a whole lot of pain. I'm hoping that I don't have mono. I'm suppose to do a test tomorrow so I'm praying that I don't have it. So far I've tried: soup, tea, thera flu, cough drops, gargling salt water). Anyone have any ideas that will work? I would greatly appreciate it! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By michigan (Guest Post) (06/13/2008) Hey I have had a severe sore throat and my ears ache. I went to the doctor today to find out I have mono. Now for some of you who might have mono and tried antibiotics it can actually make it disease worse, so I would talk to your doctor and have test done. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By DeeDee (Guest Post) (06/07/2008) Go to whole foods and get a remedy (little sugar pellets) called belladona it helps alot with ear ache. Another one is called Ferrum Phos 6X helps with both ear and throat and fever. Take as described on bottle. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat Post By nehru (Guest Post) (06/05/2008) First don't get depressed. Same thing happen for me, like sore throat with tiredness. I first go to ordinary doctor, but no use. After that I went to ENT specialist. He told nothing to worry if you are non smoker. Yes, I'm a non smoker. So he given moxclav-645mg for 5 days (two tabs per day) and wokadine syrup for gargle four times daily. Now I feel better. Another advice is plz don't search the things on the net. Definitely you will get some unwanted stress. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By Dan (Guest Post) (06/03/2008) Good ol' dayQuil took the pain away for about 4hrs. How long will the left side of my throat hurt? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By The Kid In Florida (Guest Post) (05/29/2008) Hey guys, I have pretty much the same dang thing. Very sore throat and a really bad Ear Ache, It sucks and I know y'all are with me on that. But has anyone considered Mono? My girlfriend always told me mono was the worse thing ever, I always said no, my fevers are worse ( my regular fever is 104.=/ ) and I never believed her, so she told me she had Mono Last year ( 2007 ) turns out just like herpes* it can come back without any signs or symptoms. Now I know most adults are immune to it. But I don't know your age, so I'm just throwing that out there. (excuse my spelling, its 2:24 in the morning and I cant sleep..due to the pain). Hope everyone gets better. I feel for you on this. =] Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By Jeanne (Guest Post) (05/27/2008) While sad to hear of so many ill, it is reassuring to know I am not alone. Been dealing with this for 4 weeks. Got an antibiotic shot 2 weeks ago, followed by a full course of Amocixillin. That didn't work and they stepped it up to a Z-Pac. I am on last day of that and throat and ear so very sore. Wondering how far reaching is this? I'm in Nebraska - any of you in the Midwest? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By james (Guest Post) (05/24/2008) I've had the same thing for over a week now. I thought I had a canker sore on the back of my throat on the left side so I took a spoon full of mylanta and benedryl each and left it in my mouth for about 5 mins before spitting it out 4 times a day and that seemed to work for the pain, but now the right side of my throat is kinda sore and my right ear really hurts.. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By sick mama (Guest Post) (05/20/2008) Seems something is going around. My left side, started in my jaw, now raw sore throat (left side only) and the beginnings of an earache. Been putting off calling the doctor (hard to get an appt, then I have to drag my kids with me, waiting to be seen, etc., big hassle) ... but I may have to. It's not getting better, it's getting worse, and it's been over a week. Painful to eat, even hot tea hurts (the peppermint with honey sounds good, though) my throat. Anything with flavor burns. Stinks, too, both of my kids just got over being sick, but they had fevers, I don't. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post by jess_admin (681) | (05/19/2008) Profile | Blog! | Contact (submitted via email) Hi, my throat has been hurting for some time now. The doctor had put me on amoxicillin, but it had done nothing. So I went back to the doctor on Friday and she put me on something different which is cefdinir which is a liquid. I've been on that for 3 days now and has done nothing at all. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By Karen (Guest Post) (05/07/2008) Hi, My throat hurt on the right side to my ear and it hurts when I swallow. I feel the pain in my ear too. I called the doctor and she gave me a 5 day Z-Pac and I finished the pac last night but it hasn't helped at all and I've had that pac before when I was much sicker and it worked right away. Any suggestions on what might be causing the pain? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By Ekim (Guest Post) (04/12/2008) Thomas, I'm pretty sure that the white spots meant you had strep throat and you definitely needed the antibiotics to get it out of your body. Today I am looking for relief to a really bad sore throat (unable to talk w/o lots of pain), and painful ears. Doc told me that I had bronchitis/upper respiratory disease. My symptoms started with being very tired and heaviness in chest. During the night I woke up and my throat felt like it was closed, headache, body aches - started zpack yesterday - waiting for it to kick in. Seems that nothing is "truly" working but I did not try the tylenol sore throat liquid - I will get that today. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By LeAnn (Guest Post) (04/11/2008) I am dealing with the same thing! I haven't been able to sleep. I got about two and a half hours of sleep total last night because the pain kept waking me. The best thing I've found so far for my throat was to drink a cup of hot peppermint tea with some honey it. The peppermint also settles your stomach if you have a sinus drip that is upsetting it. Also, I have these drops called Cepacol. They are sore throat drop with benzocaine and menthol in them to numb your throat. When I wake up at night I drink my cup of tea and then have a Cepacol and I can usually fall back asleep for a while. I've also been keeping up on taking Aleve for the pain. I hope that helps! ~LeAnn Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By shaz (Guest Post) (04/09/2008) My throat started feeling dry and sore two days ago. a couple of hours later, my ear started aching, so I went to the doctors and all she told me was to take some lozenges and pain killers, so i got strepsils and nurofen, this didn't help at all, however, I started feeling much better yesterday. But when i woke up this morning, it was like everything had gone from bad to worse. The left side of my face felt paralyzed because of the pain. I have taken the lozenges and the painkillers faithfully but with only minutes of relief. I tried the hair drier on my ear and it made my ear feel better. Its 3 in the morning and I cant go to sleep because nothing seems to work, so I'm hoping some sort of miracle happens in the next few hours Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By kpw (Guest Post) (04/01/2008) So here's what worked for me (but these may not be readily available in the everyday pantry): Ginseng powder (~1/2 tsp) + quarter-sized rock sugar (I'm sure honey would work, but i didn't have any at the time) + 1 cup hot water. stir. drink. instant relief - no joke. If you don't know where to find this stuff - it's at any local Asian market (ask for the Korean ginseng powder specially ground for tea). it's like echinacea and zinc on steroids. Good luck and sore throat be gone already. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By sheila bradbury (Guest Post) (03/03/2008) For the relief of a sore throat chew gum. I read this on an internet site some time ago and it works a treat. It keeps your throat moist and helps you cope with the soreness. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By Meg (Guest Post) (02/26/2008) Hi all, I just got the fun flu :/ Yesterday I woke up with a very dry, kind of scratchy throat and by the end of the day I was feeling kind of "off" if you know what I mean. Last night I woke in the middle of the night with a bad sore throat, it was hard to sleep after that. So today I still have the sore throat, and now ear pain and popping in my ears, a bit of a stuffy nose but not too bad, and occasionally coughing up small amounts of phlegm. So far it's not *too* bad except that I feel very tired so I left work early. I'm really hoping to get through this without taking antibiotics, so thanks for all the good advice! Going to drink some hot tea now :) Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By Courtney (Guest Post) (02/24/2008) I have an sore throat and ear ache. If someone could please help me that would be great. Thanks, Courtney Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post by Myrtle May (18) | (02/24/2008) Profile | Blog! | Contact Please, don't put anything in your ear, especially oil. I know many people swear by it, but do you really want to make things worse? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By Vangie (Guest Post) (02/23/2008) My throat was hurting so bad, I couldn't swallow. The pain was on the side of my neck radiating up my ears. It started as a scratchy throat, then I had post nasal drip that irritated the back of my throat. Yellow discharge and sometimes with a tinge of blood started coming out when I cough. Green tea as warm as you can tolerate relieved the pain. I also took a shower and had the hot water hit the back of my throat. Then I warmed up a glass of water with 1 teaspoon of salt and gargled with it. For the pain and swelling I took 400 mg of Ibuprofen and 425 mg of tylenol for my fever. After a few hours I ate a slice of ice cream cake and drank a glass of ice cold water. My doctor prescribed liquid lidocaine for me to gargle if cannot eat or swallow but I haven't used that yet. Before I go to bed, I will warm up an aroma therapy pillow and put it around my neck. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post By Patricia (Guest Post) (02/15/2008) I had something similar and I tried a lemon with a little salt for my throat. For my ear I dampened a small towel and placed in the microwave for 15 seconds and placed it against my ear. Both helped with the pain. Report Spam or Abuse Request: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Post by Laurel_admin (466) | (02/05/2008) Contact I'm fighting a sinus infection and just got an antibiotic from the doctor but it hasn't kicked in yet. So I have a very severe sore throat and ear ache. Any tips to ease the pain for these? I've tried gargling with salt water, honey and chloraseptic but it still hurts. peggygv Answers: RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Yeah, those things are painful. Been there, done that. People don't realize how bad the sore throat pain can be, unless they've experienced it. For me, plain old Tylenol or Ibuprofen works wonders on it. Of course, it depends on what you're able to take, and what else you're taking, so check with your doctor or pharmacist. I've also found that an OTC sinus med, such as Sudafed Sinus or a store brand, works if I start taking it just as soon as I have the slightest symptom. That has saved me a lot of suffering in the past few years. Don't talk if you can help it! Use sign language. LOL I hope you're feeling better very soon. Patti (03/26/2005) By Patti RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache I just fought a bout with the Severe Sore Throat by drinking Hot Honey Lemon Tea around the clock. The combo of the heat, honey, & lemon did wonders for soothing the pain in my throat. For an ear ache, I always use Sweet Oil drops. Marla http://forgetmenotaromas.com - Our fragrances leave lasting impressions. (03/27/2005) By forgetmenotaromas RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache As weird as it sounds, gargle w/ apple cidar vinegar (mix w/ honey if you can't stand the taste). It's awful, but works! (03/27/2005) By bev RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache I can't help with the sore throat because it sounds like you tried everthing I would have tried, but for your earache try the sweet oil, its the same as olive oil, my husband put some in a teaspoon and heated it slightly with a lighter then poured into my ear, put cotten in and the next morning the pain was gone. But please be very careful not to get the oil to hot. I hope you feel better soon. (03/28/2005) By RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Try some hot Tang--that orange drink mix. Mix it with some hot water. It feels really good on a sore throat. (03/28/2005) By Allison RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache For the ear ache, if you are hesitant to put drops in, or Dr. says not to, use a blowdryer (hair dryer) set on med or low heat, held about 10-12" from ear & let the heat & dry air get in there. Worked for my young son when he woke crying & had a lot of pain. This method was ok w/ pediatrician. Worked within a few minutes & also relaxed my son back to sleep, we went to the Dr. the next day for medicine! Bad ear infection (03/28/2005) By kidsNclutter RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache At the very first sign of a sore throat, start taking this stuff in the Cough and Cold section at the store called "Airborne". I've prevented my children from getting sick all winter by having them take this (and has worked for me too) at the first signs of a sore throat. It works great and is all natural herbs - nothing synthetic. (03/29/2005) By Teresa Shearer RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Warm salt in a sock. You can warm salt in a microwave or in a saucepan on stove or maybe in the oven. Pour the salt in a sock (Maybe two socks) then hold to your ear. I've also used a heating pad. For sore throat I like honey and apple cider vinegar in hot water. Christy (03/31/2005) By Christy RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache A hot water bottle under a pillow works miracles for pain. Keep taking your meds, but heat feels good, I think. (02/04/2007) By phoenix RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache For sore throat my grandma used to make up a batch to help soothe an inflamed and scratchy throat, it works a treat, you'll need a glass. In it place a good dollop of honey, melt in microwave. Add juice of half a lemon (fresh lemon juice is best) and stir. For those legally able to drink alcohol add a cap of brandy or something similar (I use aromatic bitters), for those under the legal age, just add a little water. Stir and drink. It may taste potent but it does the trick. Also great for chesty cough. Another remedie is to crush up two cloves of raw garlic and spread onto buttered toast and eat. Follow up with a big glass of water (500ml) and go to bed to sweat it out. Hope you feel better soon :-) (03/12/2007) By halobaby RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache I also have an on-going earache (both ears), sore throat (base of the neck - hard to swallow), a bit of a fever, and overall tiredness for the past 4 days now. Thus the reason I am searching for a do-it-yourself cure to try before I go to the doctor. I have been trying some of the more common things such as cough drops, drinking plenty of water, honey lemon tea, etc. but they are all just temporary solutions for me. There is one thing that has worked the best for one of these "Temporary" solutions however, and I will pass it on to you in case it works better for you. Thanks to my Brother for this one. Boil a small amount of Ginger in about 2 cups of water for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add the juice of 1 fresh Lemon. Stir in about a tablespoon of honey until melted. Preferably, drink this while you sit in a hot bath, or if not in a bath, then you should feel yourself start sweating as you drink. Hope this helps. (07/17/2007) By Tony RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache I have been having sinus headaches, too. I deal with them by using spraying saline solution up my nose - I also use sinus remedies with pseudo-ephedrine + ibuprofen or Tylenol (there are lots of different ones.) Be careful of using the drying meds too much, as they can dry the nasal tissues and create counter-irritation! Plus heating pads to relieve tension/pressure & help it drain. I also love my new/used neck massager with heart for the tension in my neck muscles. I take lots of extra vitamin C & Wellness formula to help my immune system. Gargling with hot salt water (as hot as you can stand it) several times a day &/or hydrogen peroxide helps the sore throat. Also throat drips (I like Ricola) and drink lots of hot tea with lemon & honey! (07/17/2007) By pamphyila RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache This attack is from a particularly virulent cold virus. Since it's a virus it HAS to run its own course. The medical community has NO anti-virals to give for this critter, and 3+ weeks is about average for this one. The damage this virus causes can leave you susceptible to a follow-on bacterial infection. You cant afford to get a second infection, bacterial, as your body is already taxed trying to kill off the cold virus. Amoxicillin is the pill of choice here, but it's only to counter secondary infection possibilities. Your body fights the virus and the amoxicillin fights any bacteria. You'll have to wait out the 3 weeks since this battle will be strictly between your body and that virus. The doctor can't stop the virus side of this. If you ask your doctor to prescribe something for the sinus headaches, some of you may want to request Tylenol-1. There are 2 reasons for this: First, it contains a very small bit of codeine which will actually stop the headache (as opposed to the other OTC options) and secondly, codeine, even in small amounts, is the medicine of choice to kill the persistent dry cough that follows this bout.. (10/23/2007) By louiswap RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache FYI - remember if it's VIRAL antibiotics won't WORK and will just make the bugs stronger and your immune system weaker! Better to take things for your immune system: B vitamins, C, plus Goldenseal or homeopathic remedies like Oscillo - There are also Chinese anti-virals...Then treat the symptoms. Gargling with HOT salt water and/or 1/2 & 1/2 diluted hydrogen peroxide and water is to kill the germs in your throat. Do it OFTEN. Use pain deadening Cepacol lozenges, etc. if you have to. Otherwise use throat drops. Keep your throat moist. I also like Singer's Saving Grace throat spray, available at health food stores. Relieve sinus pressure with external heat (like a heating pad) - it should help it drain and take pain relievers. Use steam to clear sinuses, too. I use a facial steamer - or put your head over a hot cup of steaming tea. Eat soups (preferably chicken) with vinegar and add cayenne, to make a poor person's hot and sour soup. (Cayenne also helps the immune system). Flu bugs hate heat - so take hot baths and keep yourself warm. Clean your keyboards/phones etc with alcohol to avoid catching bugs or passing them on. (Apparently they can stay on a phone for 2 hours!) Use alcohol-based hand cleaner often and/or Wash your hands frequently. Don't go into work sick and pass the bugs around. Get a lot of rest. Yes, there are a lot of bugs passing through the community which are not noted in the media. I think because there is so little the medical establishment can do. Remember, as with disasters, we seem to be on our own here - so take care of your health! (10/23/2007) By pamphyila RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache It doesn't work all the time but you can distinguish between a viral cold and a bacterial cold be looking at your symptoms. Bacterial infection causes more swelling to your gland and throat and more importantly you get (FEVER) with bacterial infections. i say it doesn't work sometimes because sometimes you don't get a fever. It's important to know what you have because then you can avoid using antibiotics if its a viral infection. Antibiotics are a danger if not used properly so avoid them but if you have bacterial infection then you must use it BUT ALWAYS ALWAYS make sure you finish the whole thing because people usually feel great after finishing two thirds of the antibiotic and neglect finishing the rest. If you have viral infection then unfortunately you have to sit it through, ibuprofen is the best thing to use; its exactly like paracetamol but it also reduces swelling which is why you throat/ear hurt, however don't overuse it because like all other medicines they destroy your stomach lining and possibly your liver. To maximize the effect of your pills try eating anything before you eat the pill and drown them with a glass full of water, it accelerate the pills dissolving in your stomach. also usually pills require about 30 minutes for it to kick in, and after about 4 hours the effect dies out slowly, so use you home remedies in these periods: before the medicine kicks in after its half life (10/25/2007) By Q80thug RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache MY MD FOUND RELIEF FOR THIS - but unfortunately it is not for kids - sorry - I'm a Mom too. AVELOX. this is either the "super bug" or a very similar strain, I was on amoxicillan 1000 mg 3 times daily, but the "disease" was spreading. I had an ear infection, something he said is extremely rare in adults, my tonsil on the right side was hanging down my throat, lymph nodes were too tender and huge to even touch. He put this vibrating metal tool at the top of my head and asked me where I felt the vibration. I stated - the right side only, because that's where you placed it. He laughed and said, no - directly in the middle - this doesn't mean anything to you, but a lot for me. AVELOX is what he prescribed. 400 mg once daily. Within the first day, I felt tremendous relief and now after 2 days, I feel 90 per cent again. I just woke up and the "fog has lifted". He also recommended ear drops (which I couldn't afford). GOOD LUCK EVERYONE. GOD SPEED FOR RECOVERY and with this, I pray my 5 year old daughter doesn't catch this. I've read in the papers such awful things this does to our little ones, including permanent hearing loss to death. They have to get something for the kids and FAST! (11/11/2007) By MonicaS RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Hi! Yesterday, I could hardly swallow and my ears were starting to ache. Our company doctor prescribed Klaricid (Clarithromycin) 250 mg to be take twice daily (this is to be taken for 1 week). I have also been taking Bisolvon Mucolytic (adult) because of my nasal drip (which I think caused the swollen throat). And for those who really have swollen throats, try gargling Bactidol (Hexetidine) by Pfizer. I gargled this every hour (and it worked!). The latter helped ease my throat last night (and I was able to sleep well after 4 days of no sleep because of my nasal drip and sore throat). (11/22/2007) By Manila RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Hi My daughter got sick with these same symptoms about 6 weeks ago. She is still battling it . After a few days I started the symptoms. We both got diagnosed with severe ear infection and were put on antibiotics. It helped for the beginning but it keeps on coming back. I am in week 5 and last night I was up most of the night because my throat, gums and ear were hurting so badly. I normally do everything naturally and refuse meds but this time I tried it all and it seems like we just can't kick this. I wish recovery to all of you (11/25/2007) By minnesota RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Day #24 Im working on anitiotic #4. Blood work up showed viral infection & bacterial infection. Viral is getting better bacterial is not. Ear, throat & neck ache with fever off & on. Seen 2 different doctors had 3 shots, 4 different antibiotics, and antihist/decog although no sneezing or coughing. I was tested twice for mono & came back negative both times. (11/26/2007) By Lene RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Has anyone tried using Tea Tree Oil? It says to put a few drops on a cloth and breathe it in or put some in a pan on the stove, bring it to a light steam and inhale it. I dab a drop inside my nostrils and it really clears my sinus and sinus headache. I'm not sure that straight use is recommended but it sure stopped my upcoming cold. I have been using this daily. It also says that you can treat ear infection with a few drops mixed with warm olive oil dropped into your ear. You can read about it's many uses on teatreewonders.com. There are lots of websites that you can read about it. I didn't see this mentioned yet so I hope it would be helpful to someone. (11/26/2007) By Joycer RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache I have been having the same problems as most of the people in this discussion. Mine started with a severe sore throat that moved to the point of having pain on the left side of my face with some discomfort in the left ear. Its hard to swallow at times. I still do have my tonsils and have noticed they are enlarged. A couple of home remedies I have tried include:(along with result) 1. Warm water-Honey-Teaspoon of salt mixed together-drink slowly=relieved the pain for a short period of time, but I didnt like the salt mixed with honey taste. 2. Drinking cold milk to sort of numb the area=about 5 minutes of numbness, then it starts to hurt again 3. Cayenne pepper(1/2 teaspoon) mixed with warm water & gargled=relieved pain for short time, but pain still came back. Only do this if you are used to spice, otherwise your mouth will feel like its on fire. 4. Chicken Soup Broth-Chinese Tea-Wonton Soup=relieves pain for short period of time, but still comes back. 5. Tylenol Sore Throat liquid with instant cool burst=this seems to be working the best. After I drink this, I get about 4 good hours of straight relief. 6. Excedrin=take with tylenol help even more 7. Chloreseptic spray=provides relief for about 10-15 minutes. 8. Gargle Listerine Mouth Wash=5 minutes of relief. 9. Vicks Nose Spray=worsens drip, I woke up with a taste of vicks in my throat that was horrible. 10. Afrin nose spray=helps keep nasal passages clean with very little after taste from a drip. Seems like you just have to tuff it out and take it easy for as long as it takes to heal. All in all the Tylenol Sore Throat Liquid drink taken with 2 excedrin pills is working best. I got it at wal-mart for $4.00 by the cough medicine. Good luck. (11/27/2007) By johnnymixxxx RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache SO...........after posting my last comment last night, I woke up this morning and made up my own home remedy which is amazingly working to the point I almost have no syptoms at all, and they cleared up within 3 hours. Heres what I did when I woke up this morning: 1. Took A Long Hot Shower Letting The Hot Water Hit The Back Of My Neck And Left Side Of My Face Where The Ear Pain Was. 2. Brushed My Teeth Normally And Gargled Listerine Normally. 3. Took More Tylenol Sore Throat Liquid Along With 2 Excedrin Extra Strength Tablets. 4. Made Hot Tea Mixed With 1 Full Spoon Of Honey. The Tea I Drank Was A Combo Called Orange Pekoe & Pekoe Cut Black. (I DRANK THIS MIX RIGHT AFTER TAKING THE LIQUID TYLENOL) 5. Had 1 Canned Lite Fruit Cocktail. within 1 hour my ear ache pain went away. within 2 hours I was able to start swallowing with little or no pain. within 3 hours my throat is still a little sore and clogged, but I am able to smell better, swallow liquids without pain and am completely alert. Im thinking the combo of the tylenol followed by the tea mixed with honey did the trick. The tea was purchased at Aldi's so it should be easy to find. The fruit cocktail had Vitamin C and gave me a little pep to move around the house. Like I said though, my throat is still a little sore, but I am able to swallow much easier now and its been easier to talk to people with little or no pain. I was doing more research and had learned that you shouldnt drink milk or take cough drops cause of the sugars that will make mucus. Hope This Helps! Good Luck! I'm feeling so much better today! I might even go out and do some x-mas shopping!-----lol, yeah right :) (11/27/2007) By johnnymixxxx RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache If you are only having swelling on one side of your throat, and the ear on the corresponding side as the swelling hurts, chances are you have an abscess inside your tonsil. I was afflicted with this for a long time and i didn't know what was wrong. I could hardly swallow my spit or talk (I sounded so bad, one of the nurses actually thought i was deaf or something), i became dehydrated and my head hurt so bad i couldn't sleep at night. Well, I finally found a doctor who knew what the problem was (before that they kept telling me it was viral and i just had to wait it out), and we had the abscess drained that night. I was back to normal in a day, however, I will have to have my tonsils out sometime within the year. Good luck and I hope this helps. (12/16/2007) By Bill RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Hey, it's me back for an update. I had extremely sore throat on the right side that seemed to be spreading to my ear. I could barely swallow or talk. However, I searched the internet and diagnosed myself with tonsillitis, which CAN spread to the ear. I started treating it as such and when I woke up this morning, I felt pretty darn great considering just two days ago I thought I was probably going to die. My throat don't hurt, ear popped and doesn't hurt anymore and all that's left is a little sinus drain. All it took was ALEVE which apparently settled the inflammation in my tonsils which brought down the swelling and allowed my ear to drain thus, relieving the pressure that was causing the pain. I was also drinking chammomile tea, taking vitamin c and using a himidifier at night, but I'm pretty positive it was the Aleve. I hope all of you try it and it works because I wouldn't wish what I had on anyone. Good luck. (01/05/2008) By Stephanie RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Ditto everyone! :D Except it's toward my left side instead of my right. This may seem like strep throat but it isn't. It's a sinus infection. Went to a walk-in clinic about two hours ago (Urgent Care some people call it) and they said I have a sinus infection. It's been going around. Go to the doctors and get the meds. Gurgle salt water or Listerine like crazy and swallow some spoonfuls of honey. :) (01/09/2008) By Annie RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Hey guys, I ran across this page when I was having the same problem a few days ago. Terrible sore throat with an ear ache on the same side. When ever I swallowed I felt massive pain from my right tonsil to my right ear. I remembered that I had some problems with ear wax blocking my ear canal a few days earlier, so I guessed that might have something to do with it. The solution I came up with was to treat it like an ear infection and (b)put a few drops of hydrogen peroxide and water in my ear(/b) (mostly hydrogen peroxide, like 2:1). I let that stuff bubble for a few minutes, and it took a while to drain because I obviously had a lot of wax blocking stuff up in there. Almost instantly my ear (i)and(/i) throat felt a lot better! I repeated the process a couple more times at night, and by the next day I was fine! Hope that helped guys! (01/18/2008) By Ben RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache I had the same thing this morning. I got the sore throat to go away suck on sucrets for the throat pain. Then make soup using these ingredients and I was good for 4 hours, maybe it's just me, but it did work. 1 can of chicken broth teaspoon of better than bollion onions celery garlic powder parsley flakes salt and noodles (any kind of noodles might work) This is what I used to get rid of it. I am okay now it's been 4 hours. Hopefully this will help. FEEL BETTER (01/19/2008) By ur favorite post RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache I've had this same stuff for almost a week now. The only thing I have found to take the edge off of the pain (ear, throat, head & muscle) is Alka-Seltzer Plus cold medicine -- the tablets you dissolve in water. Not especially tasty, but it has REALLY helped me; hope it helps others. This bug is really wicked! (01/21/2008) By sheck Instant relief This definitely sucks. Ive got the same symptomsias everyone. My gurl had a stuffy nose and minor sore throat and I made the mistake of kissing her, just a peck. The next day is was congested and had a sore throat. I didn't really think too much of it cuz she healed up in like 3 days. Anyways, the sore throat got way worse. Finally I went to the doctor and he put me on Biaxin, an antibiotic- so far it hasn't really done anything. Instant Relief- I noticed my tonsils were really swollen and had white spots on them. I did some research and found out the white spots were dead white blood cells and dead bacteria. A tool known as a SinuPulse Elite Throat Irrigater Tip can be used to remove these white spots. By removing the dead bacteria from the tonsils it allows more white blood cells to circulate and fight off the infection. I'm too cheap to by the special tool, so I used a Popsicle stick and scraped the white spots off my tonsils. It didn't really hurt its just hard to reach all the way back there. I was spitting up blood for about 2 minutes, but after that it felt like the swelling of my throat had went down severely. I highly recommend this to anyone that can see white spots on their tonsils. It was nasty to see the blood, but it was gone in no time, didn't hurt, and made my sore throat feel 2x better. (01/21/2008) By Thomas RE: Sore Throat and Ear Ache Try getting some over the counter earache drops. Irrigate your ear and put some of the drops in. It feels a lot better. 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