Saturday, September 5, 2020

Toothache? Afraid of the Dentist? Try This!

 

Toothache? Afraid of the Dentist? Try This!

by Bill Russo

 

The reason that I’m making a guide to help you get rid of a toothache is because like me, you might be afraid to go to the dentist.  I’m not usually reluctant to visit a dental office, but as I write this, it’s the year of the virus, 2020, and for that reason I really am afraid to go to the dentist.


In the middle of April, I developed a toothache which quickly worsened.  The torture from the aching tooth was non-stop and the painful throbbing area surrounding the tooth was inflamed and just as sore as the tooth itself. When the swelling in my mouth began to distort my lips, I knew it was getting very serious and there was no doubt I needed professional help before it became even more perilous.



Due to fears of the Corona Virus I ruled out going to the dentist and thought instead that I’d seek treatment at the Emergency Room.  But while reading the latest statistics on the number of people afflicted in my area, I decided that the hospital option was no safer than the dentist.


I remembered something from a few years back when I was suffering from fluid in my ears that was so serious that it was not only painful, but it affected my hearing.


I went to two ear specialists and neither was able to properly diagnose or treat my condition.  Someone, and I can’t remember who it was, told me to try Hydrogen Peroxide.  The person said to put it on a Q-tip and swab the ears a few times a day. 


The results were amazing.  Within a week my ears became unblocked and pain free.  For the first time in months I could hear television and radio without having to turn it up so high that it prompted the neighbors to come banging on my door demanding I turn my devices down!


So, in the middle of all that toothache pain, as I thought of how effective hydrogen peroxide was for my ears, I decided to try it on the tooth. 


I soaked a Q-tip with it and held it directly on the base of the infected tooth.  I didn’t see any hole in it or any visible cavity, but it had been filled a few times and that old thing more closely resembled a miniature grave-stone than a genuine tooth. I kept the Q-tip on the sore area for about two minutes, putting a gentle pressure on it to make sure that the liquid was getting into the source area of the infection.


Next, I took about three tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide and mixed it in a cup with an equal amount of water.  I gargled the mixture for a few minutes and then spit it out in the sink.  I repeated the procedure until I used the contents of the cup.


The night before employing the treatment, I was in constant pain and slept very poorly.  The very first night after using the H-P, I was still in pain but it was less severe.


I continued the gargle treatment the next day and made a fresh batch every few hours.  I probably used it five or six times during the day.


By the second night the pain had lessened to the point that I could easily sleep through the night.  In the morning, which was the beginning of the third day of treatment, the swelling was gone and the area around the tooth was not throbbing, though it was still sensitive to the touch.


By the fifth day of constant gargling every few hours, every trace of the pain and swelling was gone.  It was a remarkable recovery.





Since then, once or twice I’ve felt the tooth beginning to get a new infection.  A few treatments with the H P quickly have quickly stopped the infection in its tracks while it is in the sensitive, but not painful, stage.


There you have it, my direct, incredibly good experience with Hydrogen Peroxide.  


So, where can you get this wonderful stuff and how much does it cost?


It’s available in any pharmacy or supermarket for about three to five dollars for a large bottle.  It’s also carried by stores like Walmart and Target.  


I got mine at the dollar store (Dollartree) for…..drum-roll…..One Dollar!




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Bill Russo, best known for his appearance on Monsters and Mysteries in America on Destination America, and in the Bridgewater Triangle Documentary; is the author of more than four dozen books and shorts stories, available on all major bookselling sites such as Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble and more.  Much of his work is FREE on Smashwords.  


He is also the producer, writer, director, and sometimes performer in the free podcast,
Bill Russo's Short Story Theater.
The program is currently in its second season with more than 40 episodes available for listening on all podcast sites from Apple to Zebra, World-wide.
The original audio play of 'Sherlock Holmes on Cape Cod' has had thousands of listeners and even drew high praise from a Sherlock Holmes society based in London. Google Bill Russo's Short Story Theater, Sherlock Holmes on Cape Cod, to listen for free. https://www.spreaker.com/user/11578348/sherlock-holmes-on-cape-cod

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