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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 bottle 129g

Recipe makes 1 bottle)

Calories 5
Calories from Fat 0 (0%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 0.0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 0mg 0%
Potassium 0mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 0.0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Sugars 0.0g
Protein 0.0g 0%

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Swimmer's Ear Drops

Recipe #62628 | 5 min | 5 min prep | add private note

By: BarbieinTN
May 20, 2003

Hi, I am a pediatrician & this is what I recommend to my patients. The alcohol helps dry the canal and the vinegar acidifies it which inhibits bacterial growth. Cheap and easy!

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Ingredients

  • 1 fluid ounce vinegar
  • 1 fluid ounce rubbing alcohol

Directions

  1. 1
    Mix the vinegar and alcohol in a small dropper bottle.
  2. 2
    After swimming or bathing, dry the ears well and add a few drops to each canal.
  3. 3
    Remember, don't put anything into your ear canal smaller than your elbow (especially cotton swabs)!

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This works wonders, we have used it for the past two years.

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    We use this recipe every year and have had very few problems with swimmer's ear!

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