Pain in my tooth!

For the past few weeks I have been suffering from a toothache. It amazes me how something as tiny as a tooth can cause such tremendous pain. I fear that it is literally going to drive me completely bonkers. Since having a cavity filled a month ago (the filling was placed on the nerve), one of my back molars is SUPER sensitive to hot and cold. For twenty minutes after my first cup of coffee in the morning I am holding a hot water bottle up to my cheek and applying WAY too much Ambysol to my gums. I know the easiest solution to this problem would be to just simply give up my hot cup of java in the morning......this is a solution that I would NEVER consider! Asking me to go without my morning caffeine would be like asking Ellen to give up dancing, or asking my son to give up skate boarding or like asking my neighbour to smile and wave back each morning instead of scowling and grunting.....in other words....impossible! I have tried tylenol, ambysol, a hot water bottle...nothing eases or lessens the pain. So I Googled 'toothache pain remedies' and found myself chuckling over a couple of 'home remedies'.....

•Toothache relief using Onion - Latest research has confirmed the bactericidal properties of onion. If a person consumes one raw onion every day by thorough mastication(I'm not sure what that means...kind of sounds naughty!), he will be protected from host of tooth disorders. Chewing raw onion for three minutes is sufficient to kill all the germs in the mouth. Toothache is often allayed by placing a small piece of onion on the bad tooth or gum.
•Remedies for Tooth ache using Garlic - Among the most effective home remedies for toothache is garlic. A clove of garlic with a little rock salt should be placed on the affected tooth. It will relieve the pain and, sometimes, may even cure it. A clove should also be chewed daily in the morning. It will make the cure teeth making it strong and healthy.(they forgot to mention that your tooth pain will be the least of your problems....your breath will smell like the butt of a skunk....they should have also included a home remedy for halitosis with this one!)
• Keep your head up - Elevating your head can decrease the pressure in the area and may lessen throbbing pain (your neck will be killing you, but your tooth will feel better!)
I am on the 'short list' to see a specialist about a root canal (or at this point I wouldn't object to having the thing pulled!), so cross your fingers and toes that I get an appointment before Christmas....because there is NO WAY I am missing out on pie with ice-cream and hot chocolate with whipped cream!