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Ear itching

2020-05-10 17:45:18
I use to get ear itching often. Once doctor advised to take vinegar wash. I am using glacial acetic acid vineger mixed with distill water. After this vinegar wash, keeping cotton ball in my ear all through the night. Is it safe to keep cotton ball through the night ?
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Hi , if you have excessive flakes in your ear or dandruff in hair, it causes itching. Its a kind of fungal infection.  It's better not to keep cotton ball inside ear. Can use candibiotic E/D 2 drops two times a day .
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keep ear dry dont use buds

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