The pain that arises in the ear can be so painful that the prospect of enduring until the morning, if the ear gets sick at night, terrifies.
In this case, it can help out an alcohol compress, which has been remembered by many since childhood, although self-medication can be dangerous and it is possible to resort to the choice of such a therapy only with full confidence in the correctness of the actions.
And in any case, the next day you need to consult a therapist or an otolaryngologist, because in many cases, compress can not be the main kind of treatment.
- How effective is it?
- Are there any contraindications?
- How to do it right?
- What is not recommended?
How effective is it?
With ear diseases, alcohol compresses - a kind of home physiotherapy - are used very widely, they are recommended not only by healers of the people, but also by doctors in polyclinics. Although this method is very simple, it is not recommended to use it uncontrolled.
The purpose of the alcohol compress is to warm the ear area, the focus of the disease, in order to strengthen metabolism in this area, improve blood flow and create unfavorable conditions for the development of the disease. It lowers the level of pain, making it bearable.
Accelerated blood flow quickly delivers to the sore spot components of medications taken to patients and quickly removes the formed toxins from the inflammation focus. The healing process is much faster.
As an auxiliary method of treatment, an alcohol compress on the ear is used mainly for acute and nonsusular or chronic otitis( read about the treatment of otitis with folk remedies in adults and children), as well as with discomfort during upper respiratory tract diseases( clicks when swallowing).
Are there any contraindications?
Warmings, including compresses, are used only in the initial stage of the disease or in the process of recovery.
If otitis( an inflammatory disease in the ear) is started and passed into a purulent stage, then the alcohol compress will only accelerate the development of bacterial colonies, creating favorable conditions for reproduction, and aggravate the situation.
In some cases, alcohol compresses are strictly forbidden:
- age to 4 years;
- purulent process;
- arteriosclerosis in the head;
- high body temperature;
- furuncle of external auditory canal;
- damaged or inflamed skin around the ear;
- mastoiditis( bacterial inflammation of the mastoid process of the temporal bone);
- allergy to compress components;
- fungal ear disease;
- dermatitis or eczema of the ear.
Convulsive syndromes and epilepsy are absolute contraindications against the use of camphor alcohol for compresses.
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How to do it right?
Compress should be a three-layer:
- Sterile gauze , folded 6-8 times, which will be impregnated with the solution. If gauze is not at hand, you can use any cotton fabric folded several times and ironed for disinfection.
- Compressive paper , slightly larger than gauze. It will create an insulating layer that will prevent the liquid from impregnating the entire dressing, which may reduce the effectiveness of the treatment and the concentration of the solution used.
- A wool layer or a piece of flannel , with which the compress is covered to preserve heat.
In the gauze and compress paper, linear slots are preliminarily made, through which the auricle is removed from outside - after all, the main effect of the compress is directed not to it, but to the middle and inner ear located inside the bone along the periphery of the external auditory canal.
- If a medical 96-degree alcohol is used, it should be diluted with lukewarm water in a proportion of 1: 3, moistened with gauze, squeezed so that the liquid does not drain from it and put into the ear, releasing the auricle outside. Gauze tightly pressed on all sides around the ear, cover with compress paper, also freeing the auricle, cover the top with cotton wool or flannel and secure with a bandage, scarf, scarf. This compress lasts until the warming effect( up to 4 hours) and repeats daily.
- Alcohol is also made with a compress made of vodka, which is diluted with warm boiled water in a ratio of 1: 1.
- For compressing alcohol in otitis, you can use 10% camphor, which is diluted 1: 1 or 1: 2 with warm water, the temperature of the solution should be equal to the body temperature. The time of action of such a compress should not exceed 1.5 hours, and it can be done in the morning and evening. Camphor in the composition of alcohol has an additional irritating effect and increases blood flow, which is subjectively felt as a stronger warming up.
- Adult for an alcohol compress can use a compound mixed from a tablespoon of warm water, vodka and boric alcohol. Then the actions are standard, this compress lasts until the warming effect ends( about 2 hours).
The compress is applied tightly, but the dressing should not disturb blood circulation in and around the ear. In case of discomfort, severe burning, the procedure should be interrupted. It is not recommended to leave a bandage for the night.
After removing the compress, wipe the area around the ear with cotton wool soaked in warm water, wipe it dry, lightly grease it with a fat cream or olive( any vegetable) oil and cover it with something warm. Do warming compresses better in the evening, shortly before sleep.
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What is not recommended?
In no case should you interrupt the course of compresses without completely healing your ear. In winter, while there is treatment, it is better not to go outside at all - you can easily earn a complication of the disease. If such a necessity arose, it is necessary to put on a cap covering the ears, and to stop the sick ear with cotton wool.
It is not necessary to start a course of compresses using camphor or boric alcohol, without first checking the skin for allergic resistance to these preparations.
To do this, apply a small amount of money to the inner crook of the elbow or wrist and wait about an hour. If there is no reddening of the skin in this place, then the remedy can be used.
The warming alcohol compress applied to the ear not only keeps the heat produced by the body, but also strengthens the circulation in the area of action, which improves the metabolism and speeds up recovery.
Used as a physiotherapy procedure for treatment or recovery, the alcohol compress will bring obvious benefits, stimulating local immunity and speeding up the regeneration of tissues.
