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Here are some home remedies for Swimmers ear When your ears start aching, squeeze a clove of garlic into a little bit of olive oil and apply a few drops to your ears. There's a good chance this will kill the germs before they have time to cause a full-blown infection. This the best remedy to cure Swimmer's Ear.
Use the warm (never hot!) setting of your hair dryer and place it about an arm's length from the ear and slowly move it back and forth. Test it on your wrist after it has been running a while before using it on the ear.
The warm air will evaporate any trapped water. Another way to help kill germs in the ear is with a few drops of white vinegar mixed half-and-half with rubbing alcohol. Put the drops in your ears, then tilt your head to let the fluid run out. This ran be very helpful, but the rubbing alcohol may be painful if your ears are irritated. An alternative is to mix the vinegar with a few drops of water. Rubbing alcohol not only kills germs but causes water trapped in the ear to evaporate.
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