My friend has an ear ache and she is trying to do everything she can to get rid of it. She found one at home remedy that says:


Take a teaspoonful of sesame oil and add half a clove of garlic to it. Heat it on a flame till it becomes a little warm. Lie on your side on the bed. Put four drops of the oil in the open ear. Lie on this side for ten minutes. Then turn over and put the oil in the other ear also. Lie on this side too for ten minutes. This is one of the useful home remedies for earache.


The only oil she has are olive oil and sweet oil. Would this make much difference, or is it just preferred to use sesame oil? I know olive oil help if you have a broken ear drum, but does it help with ear aches as well?