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Originally posted by m00d
NEVER EVER pour rubbing alcohol in your ear. It has a drying effect that causes your ear canal to become susceptible to to harmful bacteria. You use acetic acid better known as white vinegar. You can heat even heat it to make it comfortable. I know this because I have a pool and am prone to swimmer's ear ( unimaginable pain) so I have a very good Ear, Nose & Throat specialist. He preaches against alcohol in the ear from the mountaintops. He gets pissed that people have been told to do this. All it does is pucker your delicate ear tissue making your ears way more vulnerable to bacteria.
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Pouring some alcohol in your ear to evaporate a little water out will not hurt you. If you're swimming and doing it on a daily basis, then that probably wouldn't be best since all alcohol has a drying effect. For occasionally getting water trapped from shower, bath, etc., it's fine. My background is in "ears and mouths" and I've worked with them for several years. I've put alcohol and peroxide in many ears with ENTs watching.
