Some medicines for ear pain, such as anti-inflammatory drugs or antibiotics, may be indicated by the otolaryngologist, as they help to reduce inflammation or fight infection, relieving pain and discomfort in the ear in adults, babies or pregnant women.
These remedies must be indicated by the doctor after evaluating the symptoms and diagnosing the cause of the ear pain, which can be excessive wax, inflammation or infections, for example. Check out the main causes of earache.
In addition, some home remedy options, such as applying a warm water bottle near the ear, can help relieve earache and supplement treatment with doctor-preferred remedies.
Pharmacy Remedies
Pharmacy remedies for earache prescribed by your doctor include:
1. Analgesics
Pain relievers, such as acetaminophen or dipyrone in tablet or syrup form, are remedies that can be used to relieve earache in adults and children. They also help to lower fever, which can also occur when a person has an ear infection.
These medications should be used with the indication of the otolaryngologist, after evaluating the cause of the earache.
2. Anti-inflammatory
Anti-inflammatory pills for oral use, such as ibuprofen, may be indicated by the doctor to relieve ear pain in adults or children, as it works by fighting inflammation in the ear.
Anti-inflammatory drugs should only be used after the otolaryngologist has evaluated the cause of earache, who can indicate the best anti-inflammatory, in individual doses and for the duration of treatment.
3. Wax removers
In some situations, earache can be caused by the accumulation of excess wax. In these cases, drop solutions such as Cerumin can be used which helps to gently dissolve and remove the wax.
Learn about other methods that can be used to remove ear wax.
4. Antibiotics
When the pain is due to otitis externa, which is an infection in the outer ear, the doctor may prescribe antibiotics in ear drops, such as ciprofloxacin, chloramphenicol, neomycin sulfate or polymyxin B sulfate, for example, to fight the bacteria that are causing it. ear infection.
These antibiotics are usually associated with steroids and/or local anesthetics such as Otosporin, Panotil, Lidosporin, Otomycin, Oto-Betnovate, Ciloxan or Otosynalar, which also help to relieve pain and inflammation.
If it is an otitis media or internal and if the pain does not go away with the use of analgesics, such as paracetamol and ibuprofen, the doctor may recommend oral antibiotics, such as amoxicillin, azithromycin or ceftriaxone, for example.
Natural Remedies Options
A good natural treatment option for ear pain can be placing a bag of warm water near the ear or applying a few drops of tea tree oil in the ear canal, which can be diluted in advance with olive oil. See more earache home remedy options.
When the pain occurs due to water entering the ear, you can tilt your head with the ear that hurts down, making little jumps, in addition to wiping the outside of the ear with a towel.
If even with these maneuvers the water does not leave the ear and the pain remains, you should go to the otolaryngologist. You shouldn’t wait too long to go to the doctor, as water can cause an ear infection.
Infant Ear Pain Remedy
A baby’s earache can be identified when symptoms such as itchy ear, difficulty sleeping and intense crying are manifested. To treat childhood ear pain, a warm cloth diaper can be placed near the baby’s ear, after ironing it, for example. It is important to take care that the diaper is not too hot so as not to burn the baby.
If the earache is persistent, it is recommended to take the baby to the pediatrician or otolaryngologist, so that the best form of treatment is indicated, usually the use of analgesic or anti-inflammatory drugs, such as paracetamol, dipyrone and ibuprofen, is recommended and, in some cases, antibiotics.
Medicine for Earache in Pregnancy
If earache occurs during pregnancy, it is recommended that the woman go to the otolaryngologist for the pain to be evaluated and for a rigorous treatment that does not harm the baby.
A drug that can be used for earaches in pregnancy is paracetamol (Tylenol), which should not be used in excess and should always be used with the recommendation of the obstetrician.
In the case of an ear infection, the doctor may also recommend the use of amoxicillin, which is a relatively safe antibiotic to use during pregnancy.
