INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Place a warm, moist washcloth over the affected ear to lessen the pain and throbbing ache. You can use any warm compress, such as a hot towel wrung out in warm-to-hot water, against the ear for immediate relief. Alternatively, you can use a cup of rice or salt, heated in a pan on the stove until it is warm – but not too hot — and bundled into a sock or washcloth. Place it over your ear. It will stay warm longer than a wet washcloth will. Your doctor may recommend the use of over-the-counter acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Motrin IB, Advil) to relieve pain and ease any discomfort. Be sure to follow the dosage specified on the label.  Adults should take up to 650 mg of acetaminophen, or 400 mg of ibuprofen every four to six hours, depending on how much pain you are experiencing. Do not take more than 4grams in total for all of these combined within 24hrs. The amount of painkillers children should take are based on their weight. Read the directions that come with your medication to determine how much your child should be given.  Never give aspirin to children or teens (under 19). Aspirin has been linked with Reye's syndrome, a rare condition that can cause severe liver and brain damage in children and teenagers. You should not give aspirin to anyone under 19. Consult your physician if you have questions. If you are in considerable pain, your doctor may prescribe ear drops, such as antipyrine-benzocaine-glycerin (Aurodex)  to relieve pain as long as the eardrum remains in tact and not torn or ruptured.The normal prescription is to add three or four drops of the medicine to your ear canal twice a day for seven days. Lie on your side to properly put the drops in your ear, and then stay lying on your side for 60 seconds so that the drops have time to sink in. To administer drops to a child, warm the bottle by placing it in warm water. This will make the drops less of a shock to the ear since they won't be freezing cold. Have your child lie down on a flat surface with the infected ear facing you. Administer the drops as directed on the label. Follow the recommended dosage and do not use more. Follow the same procedure if you are administering drops to another adult or yourself. To relieve pain and help drain the fluids that have built up in your ears, you can change the position you lie in when you get in bed at night. Put a bunch of pillows under your head to keep your head elevated so that the fluids will drain from your ear tubes.

SUMMARY: Use a warm compress. Administer pain medication. Administer ear drops. Change your sleeping position.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Put aside practical talk of work, money and household responsibilities for the evening and just talk to your loved one. Use this chance to reconnect with them and strengthen the bonds you formed when you were first getting to know each other. Talk about anything and everything: your dreams, beliefs, goals, politics, things that make you laugh. Get to know the person you love again by sharing your innermost thoughts. If you’re married and/or have children together, challenge yourselves to talk about topics other than your jobs, kids and finances. Make your dialogue about the two of you. Whether it’s your first anniversary or your fifty-first, the two of you have been through a lot together. Reminisce over these times while you enjoy your dinner, spa night or game session. Trace your history back to the day you met or share funny stories or recollections of fond times. Your unique, ongoing connection should be the centerpiece of your anniversary. Cut loose for the evening and dance! Imagine that you’re with your sweetheart back in high school at prom, or make the living room your own personal nightclub and cut a rug until your feet are sore. Not only is dancing fun, it’s great stress relief and can make you and your partner feel more physically in tune with one another.  Have a good time! Go wild to the upbeat chart-topping hits on the radio and follow it with an intimate slow dance that brings you close. Put on songs that have mutual significance for the two of you, like the song that was playing the first time you met or one that describes the way you feel about each other. The little things we tell each other can become commonplace when we hear them day in and day out. For your special day together, express to your spouse how much they truly mean to you. Sit them down and tell them face-to-face, just the two of you, with no distractions. Saying the words “I love you” is like a form of backing currency: it’s important not just to hear but to know the strength of the feeling behind it. Telling a significant other that you love them is one the simplest but most powerful gestures you can make in a relationship. No matter how many times you hear it, it’s always touching to be reminded that you’re with someone that cares about you and wants you to know it. Anniversaries can be big events, but what’s even bigger is the kinship that you and your loved one share. You wouldn’t have stayed together for a year, or an additional year, if you didn’t feel strongly for them, and even though you might spend everyday together, now is the time to reflect on the things you appreciate about the other and savor being with them. So just relax, treat yourselves and take pleasure in spending the evening with the person who means the most to you. Anniversaries don’t have to be fancy, immaculately-planned occasions. Putting too much emphasis on making the day “perfect” can take away from simply enjoying being in one another’s company. Find activities that you both like to do that let you be together without interruption or distraction.

SUMMARY: Have a conversation. Share your favorite memories. Dance. Say “I love you” and mean it. Enjoy one another.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If you are riding sidesaddle, with both legs on one side of the horse, ask someone to help lift you down. Jumping down on your own often causes your clothing to snag on the tack, and makes it difficult to keep hold of the reins. If riding bareback, one option is to bring your right foot over the horse's neck. Be careful not to hit your horse's neck as you do so, or it could easily spook. Once both feet are on the left side, hop down to the ground. Do not attempt this from a saddle, as it is too easy to snare yourself in the tack. Another bareback dismounting method is very similar to the dismount for western or english saddles. Swing your right leg clear over the horse's rump, then slide down the belly onto the ground. Since you have no saddle to hold onto, you will need to perform this motion quickly and fluidly to avoid unbalancing yourself.

SUMMARY:
Request assistance from sidesaddle. Hop down from bareback. Slide down from bareback instead.