1 Add 1/2 cup sugar, the ginger, chicken broth, vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, and peanut oil; bring to a boil and cook for 3 minutes.  Dissolve 2 teaspoons of cornstarch into the water, and stir into the boiling sauce.
Well, the tooth can continue to decay, which could result in the loss of the tooth and possibly the need for a root canal. I would go ahead and get it filled. Not all fillings are silver. They do have fillings that are closer to natural tooth colors. You can tell your dentist that you don't want that ugly silver thing.
This will only push the liquid (and the bacteria that are possibly breeding there [not to scare you or anything ;) ] ) back. BTW, poking a hole in your ear is rarely necessary anymore. It is also dangerous: doing it repeatedly (i.e., if you do it every time you get an ear infection) can result in loss of hearing.