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Best pain relief for toothache?

  • 18-09-2008 9:41am
    #1
    Amazotheamazing
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    After being kept awake last night by a frankly incredible amount of pain from an abscess behind my wisdom teeth I was surprised there aren't more threads for dealing with toothache and abscesses etc, when going to a dentist isn't an option, like at four in the morning when all you want from this Goddamned world is some sleep.

    Anyhow, I can now report that Solpadine is ****ing useless, and salt and water can actually increase the pain, and warm, milky tea is little or no help either. Rolling up in a ball and praying for a black-out is surprisingly ineffective too.

    So, in the absence of Nurofen, what home made or easily available remedies are any use, or should everyone sleep near a 24 hour pharmacy, just in case?

    (I had a look at the charter and the stickys to see if these type of threads are allowed, I think they are, sorry if they aren't)


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  • #2
    Feelgood
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    I'd say rub a drop of whiskey into your gums or possibly vodka...


  • #3
    beerbaron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 518 ✭✭✭beerbaron


    Clove Oil

    Get it from the chemist.


  • #4
    meditraitor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,207 ✭✭✭meditraitor


    You really have to get an antibiotic! Sorry to say there is no real relief over the counter for an abscess.


  • #5
    Amazotheamazing
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    meditraitor wrote: »
    You really have to get an antibiotic! Sorry to say there is no real relief over the counter for an abscess.

    Just finished a week of antibiotic's for it, am getting the tooth out in two weeks so hopefully it won't flair up again between now and then. (Some hope i guess).


  • #6
    Amazotheamazing
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    beerbaron wrote: »
    Clove Oil

    Get it from the chemist.

    Will do, if I can't take the advice of a beerbaron, who will I listen to?


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  • #7
    meditraitor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,207 ✭✭✭meditraitor


    Amazotheamazing wrote: »
    Just finished a week of antibiotic's for it, am getting the tooth out in two weeks so hopefully it won't flair up again between now and then. (Some hope i guess).

    I wish you all the best. Nothing as painfull as an abscess in the middle of the night.


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