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Vinegar and Water for an Ear Infection

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Date: 09/08/2006 Topics: Health & Body > Home Remedies | Readers Request > Health  
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What is the mixture for the vinegar and water to help with a ear infection?

Kim from Toledo, OH
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By Kevin (Guest Post)
I have a chronic ear infection and was operated on in 1999. About every third or fourth night, I use 3 drops of white vinegar and alcohol (50 50). I have not had a full blown ear infection for almost 2 years since I started using the solution. Before that, I could almost bank on getting an infection about once every 6 months. I still get the ear checked and cleaned at 6 month intervals.

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By rich (Guest Post)
How often can i treat the ear with the vinegar solution in a 24 hour period?

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By (Guest Post)
All this advise is good. My ear doctor said to use a half vinegar and half alcohol solution. Which is what I do. But be warned, if your ear is raw inside the alcohol will set you on fire.

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By Autumn (73) Profile Contact
Not to change subject but I always use straight
peroxide in my ear......
Ear specialist recommended it.
Clears up a ear infection fast.

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By sandy63 (489) Profile Blog! Contact
my ent told me vinegar to alcohol. it was a wonder drug. my ear was very badly infected and the mixture cleared it up. 3 to 1 sounds right proportion.

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By susanmajp (944) Profile Contact
The vinegar-water solution (you can also add some alcohol to help it dry quicker) is for use for swimmer's ear --an irritation of the ear canal--ONLY. It will NOT work on an inner ear infection.

If you have an inner ear infection and put off seeing a doctor, it will continually get worse, and may cause a chronic condition and permanent hearing loss. The vinegar-water or vinegar-water-alcohol solutions will NOT help. If you're not sure what kind of a problem you have, do NOT take any chances-- see a doctor. Your hearing is worth it.

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By Persnickety Paula (366) Profile Contact
When I had swimmer's ear (it lasted from July until January) the doctor wouldn't give me antibiotics but told me to use a vinegar/water solution. He said to use a teaspoon of vinegar to three teaspoons of water and use an eye dropper to put drops into my ear. After just two weeks of doing this, my swimmer's ear vanished! I mixed the solution and stored it in a little container right in the shower, at the end of my shower I gave my ear a little squirt. I also use my blowdryer on low and dry my ears out before I start to dry my hair. Good luck on clearing up your ear infection!!!

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