Ive had a head cold for the past 5 days or so and I woke up this morning with a killer ear infection. I took some amoxicillian (spelling) what can I do to help!?

Any help from anyone would be greatly appreciated

Hard to truly give advice without having examined you, etc....

But generally decongestants and Mucienx will help clear that as well...

Are you running a fever?

Without looking into your ear I would not like to make a diagnosis.

Amoxicillin is generally used for ear infections and as long as it was prescribed for you I would presume that it is safe for you to take, but as Themadmedic said, its a tough call.

Looks like you have a case of otitis media, it usually happens following common cold. Don't worry, it should resolve by itself in a couple of days unless something gets complicated. Of course without seeing you there is no way to make sure so you're best call is to see an otolayrngeolosit.

Normal antibiotics like Ampicillin and Amoxacillin would work. Try using analgesic ear drops as well (here it is called Otocalm, but the name is probably different in the American market)

Or another diagnosis could be otits externa. I personally have this kick in from time to time, because I play in my ears and stuff things like keys and pens in there a lot (a very bad habit). So if you have this same habit this could be the case and it kicking in after the common cold could just be a coincidence.

An easy way to differentiate between Otits externa and media is by pulling your ear lobule. If pulling your lobule is painful as hell, it's otitis externa, if not, it's media.

Check your physician and tell us what he tells you. ENT cases interest me the most and I'd like to hear the professional view on this.

My right ear clicked for a few weeks every time I slightly burped or yawned. It was a very distinct click of the ear drum.

It's gone now. What was that? I was about to go in and have it looked at. But it went away. I was doing some traveling by air... No pain or discomfort associated - just a loud click.

???

Aphexafx: The clicking was your ear drum moving.

The air pressure in the middle ear is controled by a connection to the back of the throat called the eustation tube. If mucous collects in the eustation tube is can cause difficulty in air exchange between the middle ear and the throat ( wihch is at atmospheric pressure.
Air pressure in the external ear canal is always at atmospheric pressure.
If the ear drum is pushed in or out by differences in pressure, movement of the jaw could allow the ear drum to move slightly causing the bones of the middle ear to move and causing the click.

Uh Smokey,

Please go visit your family physician in person.

Look we can barely diagnose fake cigars over the internet, let alone bio physical aliments. Why take a chance?

I always just curled up in my mommy's lap while she stroked my hair when I had an ear infection and that seemed to work just fine. Although she hasn't been to keen on doing that for the last 40 years or so. I think it is because the hair is gone.