I get the same feeling about this discussion as I do when I hear arguments about religion and arthritis treatment. My eyes just want to roll up and my brain goes blank!
Mineral oil (or baby oil) is to replace cerumen and is protective, why else would God have placed those awful cerumen glands in our outer ears?
The secret of vinegar is that it is acetic acid and this acidifies the ear canal and keeps down those really bad bacteria, who live best in an alkaline environment.
Peroxide bubbles and cleans by breaking up the cerumen, allowing it to be more easily removed.
Cue tips are a no-no - they just gradually force the cerumen further into the canal and act as a 'compactor'. Place nothing smaller than the tip of your little finger (pinkie, fifth digit) in the ear canal. Ever notice that no matter how large or small you are - the tip of the little finger fits and will only go so far? One ear doctor I know says that you should "put nothing smaller than your elbow in your ear canal"
Hairpins, finger nail files , etc. are a no-no - unless you want to do your own myringotomy.
DocVikingo is correct - Bayer does not make or sell Domeboro Otic, as far as I can find. However, you can make your own. Burrow's solution or Burrow's tablets can also be purchased as an over the counter medication. One can make one's own Domeboro Otic by mixing 1 part Burrow's solution with 1 part water and 1 part 70% isopropyl alcohol.
Mineral oil (or baby oil) is to replace cerumen and is protective, why else would God have placed those awful cerumen glands in our outer ears?
The secret of vinegar is that it is acetic acid and this acidifies the ear canal and keeps down those really bad bacteria, who live best in an alkaline environment.
Peroxide bubbles and cleans by breaking up the cerumen, allowing it to be more easily removed.
Cue tips are a no-no - they just gradually force the cerumen further into the canal and act as a 'compactor'. Place nothing smaller than the tip of your little finger (pinkie, fifth digit) in the ear canal. Ever notice that no matter how large or small you are - the tip of the little finger fits and will only go so far? One ear doctor I know says that you should "put nothing smaller than your elbow in your ear canal"
Hairpins, finger nail files , etc. are a no-no - unless you want to do your own myringotomy.
DocVikingo is correct - Bayer does not make or sell Domeboro Otic, as far as I can find. However, you can make your own. Burrow's solution or Burrow's tablets can also be purchased as an over the counter medication. One can make one's own Domeboro Otic by mixing 1 part Burrow's solution with 1 part water and 1 part 70% isopropyl alcohol.
