https://www.reddit.com/r/lifehacks/comments/14o0ga6/how_to_take_away_massive_amounts_of_pain_away/
“I had a tooth abscess for a few months while my family was struggling too much financially to help me (beyond buying non-chewing foods for me). I was in constant pain until my mom's boyfriend, at the time, told me to mix as much salt as possible into some water, microwave it until it got as hot as I was comfortable (it does NOT have to be very hot, warm is fine), put a cotton ball or piece of paper towel in it, and place it directly against the abscess. Over the course of about half an hour, the high salinity of the paper towel causes osmotic action to pull fluid out of the abscess, almost completely. It took my pain from unbearable and constant all the way down to only hurting when I clench my teeth.”
