Heat for ear aches

contributed by mikocoffey 19 May | 11:15

When I was a little girl and had an ear ache, my mother used to put a heating pad on it, or blow it with a hairdryer on the hot setting for a few minutes. I guess the heat helps to relieve pain in the same way that soaking in a hot bath relieves sore muscles.

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From United States in the 1980s

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