Google is not helpful.
Why are you using vinegar in your ears? That’s not typical.
Outer ear infection, I think it is a relatively common treatment?
Ffs go see a doctor. If this is truly what your doctor is recommending then find a better doctor.
If OP is in the US, I wouldn’t assume that he has access to healthcare he can afford.
There’s no research showing that it is an effective treatment.
Using white vinegar and rubbing alcohol is a common homeopathic remedy for swimmer’s ear
I’m conflicted. On one hand, that’s no homeopathy in any shape or form. On the other hand, in no shape or form does homeopathy work. So I guess the bullshits cancel each other out?
Yeah you’re right, I guess I thought homeopathic just meant non medicinal. But it’s absolutely effective at both sterilizing and drying the ear.
I think your brain probably wanted to say “home remedy”.
Homeopathy definitely works. Vaccines are an example of a homeopathic remedy that has shown enormous success.
In what world are vaccines homeopathic?
Shhh, the doctor told us to go along with it.
Vaccines treat disease using the disease itself. That’s the definition of homeopathic medicine.
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Thank you for your input.
Is it normal to use white vinegar as ear drops?
My dad used vinegar as ear drops to treat eczema based on doctors orders. It worked very well.
Why are you using it as ear drops? Is that safe?
Fizzing with acids usually means they are reacting with a base. Not sure what base would be in your ear though.
Outer ear infection, I guess most ear drops for this are acetic acid? Dr. recommended it to help improve the ph or something.
Gotcha. Just making sure this is all Dr. approved. Vinegar can be more hazardous than some people realize. It is an acid after all.
Another user suggested it might be reacting with soap residue in your ear. This seems the most likely explanation to me.
If this was a Dr. recommendation and they specifically said it was to balance out the PH, then yes, the fizzling makes sense.
When an acid (vinegar) reacts with a base (I assume somehow related to the infection you mentioned) the chemical reactions tend to produce gasses. Baking soda + vinegar is a classic example. You have the equivalent of baking soda in your ear.
OP should try to make pastries with ear wax
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A medical doctor or a fake doctor like naturopath, homeopath, etc?
they got an MD at Loyola in chicago and work at/for Kaiser as a regular family Dr.— I specifically picked someone younger cause I figured they would be more up on the science straight out of med school but idk people seem very worked up
It sounds really weird, to be sure. There’s a difference in a food grade compound and pharmaceutical grade of the same compound. Though I guess since it will not interact with a mucosa or internal anatomy it’s OK? Idk, I’m not a health professional. But it smelled more of folk remedy than medicine.
Aspirin comes from willow bark, which we used to drink in tea. Home remedies aren’t necessarily opposed to science, they’re often a part of it.
