Honey is surprisingly effective for sore throats.

[snarp]

Maybe I will also try pouring it in my ears.

Comments

[chomiji]

Errrr, no.

I presume you're already taking some kind of anti-inflammatory/pain reliever?

Mild heat is also supposed to be good for earaches: warm compresses (like a wrung-out washcloth) or a heating pad. Or those microwavable things that are like cold packs, except you can heat them up. Oh - or a "rice sock"!

(In fact, the first thing I thought when I saw your post was "Maybe if you heated the honey." But no. Really.)

[snarp]

No, I am 100% confident that my pouring-honey-in-your-ears treatment is a medical advance that the world's been waiting for. I've already put in a patent application. I just hope the ear-candling people didn't get there before me.

(Seriously, they don't honestly hurt enough for it to be worth messing with them.)

[chomiji]

Heh. Didn't really think you were going to do it, but I did worry that your ears were hurting and that you might need suggestions. Knee-jerk motherhood strikes again!

I am glad the ears are not too bad!

[untonuggan]

Have you tried a Hot Toddy? I usually make mine w/o the traditional alcohol...My mum makes it like this;

Get a mug, and mix in it:
honey (2 big spoons ish)
lemon juice (1-2 tsp ish)
fill rest of mug with boiling water
stir
wait til cool enough not to burn tongue, drink

the honey/lemon/water ratio can be changed to your preference

[snarp]

I've been going with the drinking-tea-constantly method, with a spoonful of honey with each cup. I'm not a very good Kentuckian, so I don't ordinarily approve of sweetening tea, but it does seem to help.