Face Ache

[ruthandsam]

Ahhhhh, *** ear ache, neck ache and swollen gums with two abscesses under several teeth. Please anyone, any ideas to ease the pain. On second lot of antibiotics...............moan over

[janbee]

Oh R & S. I feel your pain. Hope you feel better soon. xx

[Svejk]

cheap whisky.

[ruthandsam]

Oh, thank you so much janbee. Your reply really lifted my spirits.................xx

[janbee]

A bottle of vodka, a straw and off you go. It won't ease the pain, but your hangover will be so bad, you won't notice the original problems so much.

[janbee]

Ignore my second cheeky post. I REALLY do feel great sympathy and empathy with your plight. I had a similar problem a couple of years ago and I was in agony. xx

[ruthandsam]

Well, to be honest I just might as well try it. At least I will be smiling for a while....................xx

[Prudie]

You have my sympathies too, got the T-sirt for dealing with teeth abscesses. Apart from the strongest painkillers you can get other things that have helped me are clove-oil, massaging with an electric toothbrush, hot water bottle to the face and copious amounts of Baileys, which I don't normally drink but find it very soothing .

[corylus]

solpadeine

[Sqad]

Ibuprofen 600mgms every 4 hours if necessary.

[Mick-the-Miller]

I went to my Dentist yesterday with a gum infection following an extraction - he recommended Neurofen Plus (because it contains Codeine) together with Paracetamol - two tablets of each three or four times a day.

Actually, he gave me a prescription for antibiotics but recommended I try the pain relief method for a couple of days and then only go for the antibiotics if this wasn't working. But I thought 'buggar that' and started on the antibiotics immediately!

It feels a lot better after only a day and a half!

[Daffy6543]

I tend to use ibuprofen for dental pain, Tramadol work well too but not everyone has access to those.

[Mamyalynne]

I've had 2 gum abscesses this year - for me Cocodamol alternated with Ibuprofen and swishing Vodka around helped until the Antibiotics kicked in.

[joggerjayne]

Agree with ibuprofen.

[RATTER15]

When I had the same problem I was taking " 2 paracetamol every four hours and 400 mgms Ibuprofen every four hours with 2 hours apart from the paracetamol, So you are taking one or the other every two hours. that stops any breakthrough pain when the next dose is becoming due.

[angel777]

Co-dydramol and acupuncture x

[jno]

if one sort of antibiotic doesn't work, another might. Until then, strong painkillers - I'm not sure if dentists can prescribe cocodamol or if you have to try your GP.

Vodka... hmmm, well, depends if the hangover is worse than the gum pain.

[boxtops]

You can get cococodamol over the counter at the chemists - ask for paracetamol and codeine, not a problem.

[jno]

love the idea of cococodamol, is that extra strength, boxy? And seriously, is it available over the counter? It used not to be.

[Postdog]

For toothache and absess pain you can buy a numbing liquid over the counter at chemists. Ithink it's called anbesol or something similar.

[boxtops]

Jno, you can buy OTC cocodamol normal or cocodamol extra. Usually a box of 24 or 36 of either is less than a fiver. It's my preferred painkiller.