Originally Posted by
lottie
I asked my mum about the 'ear beer', despite what you all say about it, I'm not convinced. She's been nursing for 30 odd years, including a number of years as an ENT Sister/Senior Staff Nurse. I must add that the following is her opinion only and I thought it would give y'all a different viewpoint on whats been said thus far about the ear beer.
"I do not agree with putting anything in your ear unless it's been prescribed by a doctor. You could, in the long term be damaging the inner ear, especially with the vinegar, keep that for your fish and chips as the constituent of vinegar is ascetic acid and this could, in time damage the ossicles (the three small bones in the inner ear). It's the same with Earax to get rid of wax, thats made up of a petrol derivitave and the amount of problems people get in later life with their ears, it's best not to go there.
Hope that clarifies, but this is my own opinion and the result of my ENT training - remember you should put nothing in your ear smaller than your elbow!!!!"