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Is rectified spirit safe to clean ears?

2023-10-23 10:41:24
I scratched my ear by mistake and it was itching, then I got scaly skin in my ear too. My ENT doctor prescribed that I should clean my ear with rectified spirit using some kind of stick with cotton (manually made cotton swab) on both sides before putting Otiflox drops inside the ear. Is it safe to use rectified spirit (90% ethyl alcohol) to do that? Or should I directly put Otiflox drops in my ear without cleaning it?
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yes it's safe. you can clean ear with spirit.

Answered2023-10-23 12:19:28

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Yes it is safe to clean with spirit externally You can use otiflox eardrops with/ without cleaning the ear with spirit

Answered2023-10-23 11:59:21

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