Google is not helpful.

    • Coreidan@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      Ffs go see a doctor. If this is truly what your doctor is recommending then find a better doctor.

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          Irrigation with buffered acetic acid is not the same thing as putting drops of vinegar in your ear.

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            I’m looking at the full text, can’t find the word buffer anywhere on the page, all I can find is they used 2% acetic acid rather than 5%. Did you mean diluted?

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          people really trust a rando lemmy comment over the research that is directly in their face, and are ignoring the fact that this was recommended by your doctor lol

          • Coreidan@lemmy.world
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            10 months ago

            ROFL what doctor would recommend putting vinegar in your ears vs a controlled prescription medication? Get a better doctor

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              Before the days when docs would write out pharma candy scripps and send you on your way, they actually had remedies for things.

              An old doc or a rural doc will probably recommend it. Simmer down. It’s okay to use a remedy that’s not pharma candy.

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                Ah yea let me take medical advice from a rando on the internet. Such a smart idea!! Thanks armchair doc!

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                  10 months ago

                  You are the internet rando here questioning the doctors remedy. Thankfully no one seems to be taking you seriously.

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              10 months ago

              Years ago I used to get frequent ear infections and my doctor recommended a 50 percent solution of alcohol and white vinegar. She also mentioned I could buy this same solution at the pharmacy premixed as a treatment for swimmers ear, at a much higher cost. I have been mixing my own and using it ever since at the first suggestion of an earache and haven’t had a true ear infection since.

              The whole point of going to a doctor is that they are educated to help us with these types of problems. You want one that just flings a random expensive prescription at you? Fine, look for a doctor that does that. I’ll keep my doctor who understands that not all of us want to throw away money though.

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                People assume this is the first thing I’ve tried but this is over three appointments across multiple months in combo with several other medications (including antibiotic drops which didn’t seem to do anything). Besides sudafed for managing symptoms, it’s the first thing that has made a noticeable difference (in only three days!). I would have been better off with the homeopath they think I went to!

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              Doctors don’t know everything and there isn’t money in researching home remedies so obviously there won’t be studies

              • Coreidan@lemmy.world
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                10 months ago

                Which is why you should stick to what doctors actually know and study instead of jamming some shit in your ears because someone on the net said it would be a neat idea.

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      10 months ago

      Are you taking antibiotics? If so and your eay is bothering you, just use peroxid.