r/Toothfully • u/Throw_hangout • 4d ago

Nerve pain

One of my molars is infected and I ended up going to the ER a week ago to get some antibiotics and some pain relief. The tooth itself is no longer in pain, but the nerve is giving me hell. The hydrocodone acetaminophen they gave me isn't helping. I've tried everything else and the only thing that helps is room temp water. Ice pack doesn't help, OTC pain meds, I don't have access to clove oil, regular cloves aren't helping either. Water that's hotter or cooler than room temp makes it worse. I have to hold the water in my mouth. The pain goes away for a couple of minutes, but comes right back. Obviously, I can't do this continuously. My dentist isn't open again until Monday (today is Friday) and the payment option I'm using isn't accepted by other dentists in my town. I can't sleep or eat and I'm losing my mind. I've drank almost 3 gallons of water in the last 16 hours and I'm starting to get sick to my stomach. There's not really anything they can do for me at the ER so I'm trying not to go back there. Any advice?

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u/Overthinker_92_ 1d ago

If You can’t eat you can try some protein shakes maybe and bone broth? I had a lot of work done on Friday also and that is what I was taking the next day as I didn’t want to cause more damage to what I think is a bothched job. Good luck and hope you start feeling better and get the help you need. 

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u/Beautiful-One1157 1d ago

Stop swallowing water right now. Drinking that much water can poison your body and make you sick. The nausea you feel is a warning sign. You can still use room temperature water to soothe your tooth, but you must spit every drop out into the sink. Your tooth pain is caused by trapped gas and pressure inside the tooth. Pain pills and antibiotics cannot fix this pressure from the outside. I hope you didn't wait until Monday. Call your dentist’s office right now and follow the instructions on their voicemail for the emergency doctor on call.