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Ear Drops Recipe

I started having this earache last week and it felt like the inside of my ear was getting some sort of bubble in it, which was very painful and did not make me happy.  I remembered seeing a recipe in the newspaper once for home-made ear drops that help prevent swimmers' ear infections, so I googled and found this recipe, posted by a pediatrician.   I am happy to say that my ear started feeling better almost immediately after I applied these drops to the infected area, and after the next couple of days (after a few more applications with a Q-tip to the infection) it completely disappeared.

  Swimmers Ear Drops Recipe
(from:  http://www.food.com/recipe/swimmers-ear-drops-62628 ) 

 Yield:
1 bottle Units: US | Metric


Ingredients: 
1 fluid ounce vinegar
1 fluid ounce rubbing alcohol


Directions:

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

Read more: <a href="http://www.food.com/recipe/swimmers-ear-drops-62628?oc=linkback">http://www.food.com/recipe/swimmers-ear-drops-62628?oc=linkback</a>

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