Not quite the same but somewhat related in the “hold muh beer” dept.
I had a bad earache once, no ear drops but I did have the toothache numbing agent, Numzit Jel.
I proceeded to pack my painful ear with it. It took me days to get it all back out of my ear. Can’t remember if it worked or not.
Maybe Chloraseptic would have worked better. Round 2 begins...now!