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Stings & Bites
Ants & Mosquitoes- Wash the area with soap water solution.
- A paste made of baking soda and a little water can be applied.
- Application of white vinegar often helps.
- Use calamine lotion for comfort.
- In Indian households, the smoke produced as a result of burning of neem leaves in a small vessel, 1 hour prior to going to bed helps in driving away the mosquitoes.
Toothache
- Numb the pain by applying an ice pack on your cheek in line with the aching tooth. This is highly effective in case you have an infection as it reduces swelling and discomfort.
- However, some toothaches due to infection, worsen with cold packs. In these cases try a hot water bottle, a heat pack.
- If you have a cavity clean it out with a tooth pick or a bud, then plug it with cotton dipped in clove oil.
- Keep the area clean by doing saline gargles (1 teaspoonful salt added to 500 ml water).
