You may or may not know what causes it, but pain, intense, excruciating and severe, takes you to the point where nothing else matters. And yet there is no easy way of eliminating pain
TOOTHACHE
• Rinse your mouth with salt water.
• Apply clove oil to the affected area.
• Press the
hegu (meaning meeting of the valleys) point. To locate the
hegu point, position the thumb so that it forms a right angle with the index finger. Now feel along the bone that extends back from the knuckle of the index finger. Along the index finger bone is the
hegu point. It lies a little down and under the index finger bone. To make sure you are touching the
hegu
point, see if you get a funny bone type of feeling when you apply
pressure there. As you press harder, you should feel the pressure
radiating along the nerves in your hand. This
sensation signals
that you are on the
hegu point. Rub the affected area in slow
circles for at least 30 seconds and then switch hands. You should
notice an almost immediate improvement. If the
pain returns,
repeat the procedure.
• Brush regularly and cap cavities.
• Put ice on the
aching tooth, or the nearest cheek, for
15 minutes, at least three to four times a day.
