Blech!
Yea, my abscess is only visible on my xrays, unfortunately. It hasn't bubbled to the end of my tooth. There is nothing to pop. I'm not sure I could do that if it were visible. Ack!
I'm chewing on a hot wash cloth right now. The heat, along with the pressure is a little bit of relief, but it doesn't last very long. I think I will take a shot of NyQuil and pray I can at least get a little bit of sleep. Eight AM can't come soon enough!
Oh, Minky, I'm sorry.
Someone posted this on homeremedies.com
If you are experiencing an abcessed tooth you will eventually need antibiotics. I'm a medical assistant at an urgent care n see ppl in great dental pain. I've been there. I actually ODed on accident on tylenol trying to kill the pain with no relief. When I FINALLY got to the dentist the dental assistant told me to try whole cloves in my gums if the horrible situation ever reoccured. Unfortunately it did
but this time I tried her suggestion. And it WORKS better than all the over the counter pain killers you can get. Just buy whole cloves from the spice section. The look like tiny brown flower bud bases. Which is exactly what they are. I break off the spiny edges n stick then in my gums near where they are hurting. Subconsciously I've learned to associate the taste of the cloves with pain relief as well so its double the reaction. I hope this works for anyone that happens upon this link in their desperate attempts to kill the worst pain known to man- DENTAL PAIN! Good luck!
I seem to recollect hearing about cloves before, but you may well not have a whole clove just laying around. I do, but I do alot of baking.
Someone else posted
I'm up at 4 am. I'm on vacation in orange beach Alabama of all things. My boyfriend is coming to propose to me in two days. I always find out surprises... Anyway while I'm supposed to be enjoying my dinner at 'bubbas' tonight I can barely eat from pain. In our condo we don't have clove oil or vanilla extract. But I did bring listerine and my tooth brush. Rinse with listerine and gently massage the tooth and gum area with the brush. It helped me so much. Also when you're laying down to sleep try laying directly on your back and not tilting your head to the sides to even the blood flow on both sides if that makes sense. Also ice helped me numb the pain. And ibuprofen!
Scanning the thread, others posted about slicing raw garlic or onions, peppermint teabags, baking soda.
Anyway, here's the thread if you want to read about fellow sufferers' temporary home remedies.
http://www.myhomeremedies.com/static/abcessed-tooth.html
