My ear is hurting me very badly and I cant make it stop hurting. I have tried all the remedies i could find but none of them seemed to help, there is one however that I am nervous to try, do you think that it would be safe to put mouth wash in my ear?

Go to the doctor. You don't want to mess with your hearing.

It's called mouthwash not earwash for a reason. Hope your ear gets better soon.

You most likely have an infection in your ear. If the pain lasts more than a few days and doesn't respond to decongestants and home remedies, you really should go to the doctor. An untreated ear infection can have serious consequences, like a ruptured eardrum.

Don't. Here are some of the best home remedies:

Warm up to relief. "The greatest pain reliever is warm, moist heat around the ear," says Stephen P. Cass, M.D., assistant professor of otolaryngology at the Eye and Ear Institute of Pittsburgh. A warm compress-such as a towel rung out in hot water and pressed against the ear-brings the most immediate relief, he says. Resoak the towel as it cools and use it as often as you need to, even while you are being treated for an underlying infection, he suggests.

Try a liquid pillow. A hot water bottle wrapped in a towel also makes a comforting pillow for an aching ear, says Dr. Cass. If you get a lot of earaches and need something more portable, you can invest in a mini hot water bottle that's made to fit directly over the ear, he says.

Press on a gel pack. Another ear-warming alternative: Use a dual-purpose first-aid gel pack that you can warm up in hot water or the microwave, suggests Anthony J. Yonkers, M.D., chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. "Make sure the gel pack is not too hot, then press it right on your ear and it will make you feel better," he says.

Put your ear to the plate. Some people swear by old-time heat treatments like this: Warm up an oven-safe plate, wrap it in a towel, and rest your aching ear right on it. The plate should be warm and comforting, not hot, cautions Dr. Cass.

Find relief in your medicine cabinet. An adult with a cold or fever who develops ear pain can take aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil), acetaminophen (Tylenol) or another nonprescription painkiller, says Jerome C. Goldstein, M.D., executive vice president of the American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery in Alexandria, Virginia. Children with earaches should never be given aspirin, and other pain relievers should get a doctor's go-ahead. Your doctor may recommend Children's Tylenol.

Get the drop on pain. A couple of drops of warm mineral oil may soothe a sore ear, says Clough Shelton, M.D., an otolaryngologist with the House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles. Warm the oil by putting it in hot water. Test it on your wrist as you would a baby's bottle. It should feel barely warm. Use an eyedropper to drip the oil in, and gently pull the outside of the ear to make sure it goes down, he says. One caution: You can't use this method if the doctor says you have a perforated eardrum.

Never put any liquid in your ear without your doctor's instructions. I would suggest holding a warm wash cloth over the entire ear and surrounding area.

Get someone to blow some smoke into ear, then put cotton swab in to keep the heat in.

I would strongly advise that you don't put ANYTHING in your ear at all other than ear drops.

Go to he doctor and have them have a look in your ear - you probably have an infection.

No, it wouldn't be safe to put mouthwash in your ear. Take two aspirin or tylenol, put a warm compress on your ear, and then use the other ear for the telephone to call your doc to make an appointment. You most likely have an ear infection that needs antibiotics.

All the best to you.

I don't think I would want mouth wash in my ear, mine hurts too, but it feels better, did you try sleeping with a toilet paper in the ear that hurts? If so and it still hurts, go to the doctor!