Otitis externa, or swimmer’s ear, is inflammation and irritation in the outer ear. People can treat mild cases with antibiotic drops, but infectious cases may need oral antibiotic medication.

Some people use rubbing alcohol to treat various ear conditions, such as swimmers’ ear or middle and inner ear infections. Rubbing alcohol is also known as isopropyl alcohol or ethyl alcohol. People ...

The current NICE guideline, first issued in 2018, advised that most common ear infections should not be treated with antibiotics, as most children and young people improve without them within 3 days ...

Q: You have given your readers some very bad advice. As a practicing physician for 44 years, I advise my patients after they bathe, shower or swim to simply use a hair dryer to gently blow warm (not ...

Swimming is one of the best parts of summer. But long after you've cooled down and dried off, you might be left with a niggling feeling—there is still water in your ear. Your ear may feel full or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Bausch + Lomb has announced that its Soothe antibiotic drops have been approved by Health Canada for ...