Ear Infection help!

[alleycat]

I know this should be in health but I would like a reply soon if possible.
My boyfriend has a wicked ear infection, worst I have ever seen. He doesnt have health insurance.
I have given him ammoxicilin at 500mg, 600 mg of naproxen sodium, sudafed severe cold, flushed his ear with hydrogen peroxide, and he is now laying on a heating pad. Does anyone have ANY other suggestions to help him? He is in severe pain right now and I am feeling a bit helpless.
Thank you sooo much!

 

[BaggedSplash]

go to the hospital...

 

[Criminal Mastermind]

I clean my ears with Q Tips alot, so i get ear infections alot, sometimes get so swollen i cant open my aw fully.

Buy some hydrogen peroxide and put it in his ear

 

[alleycat]

I cant take him to the hospital. We arent fuggin foreigners or illegals. We dont work like that. We already did the peroxide thing... twice.

 

[Veronica]

she already did that.

If its not getting better, he will need to go to the hospital.. and then he can just make payments to the hospital or something

 

[Peter Parka]

I don't know how things work where you are but I'm sure there's some over the counter ear drops you can buy for that. Good luck!

 

[alleycat]

Off to try tea tree oil. will return shortly!!
Tea tree oil (melaleuca oil) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Sneakiecat]

I've tried warm olive oil once with a bad ear infection once and it helped some.

 

[alleycat]

I got him some tea tree oil and this stuff...
Auro Earache - Relieves Earache Pain / Products / CCI - Global Pharmaceutical Distributors

 

[Criminal Mastermind]

Did you try rubbing alchohol that works well also. Or you can do what they did in the 1800 and put piss in his ears

 

[alleycat]

I havent tried the rubbing alcohol yet but I might.

 

[Homer]

if it's that bad you'd better go to the hospital an ear infection is to near the brain so if it spreds we are talking a dirt nap.

 

[Homer]

not knowing what your doing could be doing more harm then good go to the hospital.

 

[BreakfastSurreal]

cut the ear off! infection: gone! And don't see why you can't go to the hosp. I don't have health insurance either and a trip to the ER cost me about $80...

 

[Peter Parka]

cut the ear off! infection: gone! And don't see why you can't go to the hosp. I don't have health insurance either and a trip to the ER cost me about $80...

For all that we moan about it, things like this make me glad to live in the UK with the NHS giving us free medical treatment!

 

[BreakfastSurreal]

yeah but peter...that's also the reason the US has the best Dr's in the world. We pay ours what they deserve.

 

[alleycat]

I am taking him into urgent care after talking to my parents. Im surprised they even offered to pay the bill because they care that much. I cant believe it.

 

[BreakfastSurreal]

urgent care is a good place to go for something like that, and usually cheaper than a hospital. that was very nice of them, i hope yall pay them back.

 

[alleycat]

I ended up having to take him to the hospital. Urgent care was closed. We sat in the hospital for 3 hrs just for them to tell us that everything we were already doing is all they can do. Sigh. Oh well. At least we know he isnt going to die from a brain infection, right? I gave him a vicodin last night and he passed out with a smile on his face because it didnt hurt as much anymore. He has today and tomorrow off. That should help too. I didnt take the money from my parents, however it is a nice gesture.

 

[BreakfastSurreal]

yeah vicodins work well for earraches. I actually happened to get an earache really bad yesterday too. weird.