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I've been debating whether to post this for several weeks, so here goes. The ears are connected to the nose and throat, infection is common in all these places and is probably capable of traveling between them. We treat people for ear infections and place isopropyl alchohol in the ears (swim ear) to dry out water. However there seems to be very little information on pre-emptively treating the first sign of infection by treating the throat, nose, and ears regardless of where the first symptoms appear.
I started putting drops of isopropyl alchohol in my ears for plane flights and I had this bottle sitting in my room so I started using it more often, anytime there was a bit of scratchiness in the throat. At this point I'm doing a few drops three times a daymore often if I'm fighting something along with the neti pot (be very careful combining with ear treatment)and vitamins, gargling with salt water, etc.
One day I didn't have any swim-ear in stock the weather was lousy and I knew I was on the edge of getting sick so I did something crazy and tried ethyl alchohol (hand sanitizer) in my ears and it worked but I'm still trying to find safety data.
Anyway we know there is a nose-throat-ear connection and that ethyl and isophropyl alchohol are good at zapping bacteria on surfaces in a different way then antibiotics. We know that Isoprophyl alchohol and other substances one would not swallow are commonly used in the ears. Which theoretically allows a different method of combating infection and maybe even a delivery method for a limited number/type of medicines
Does anyone else use a similar method to fight/prevent colds rather then an ear infection?
Has it helped you?
Have you ever talked to a medical professional about it?
Is the theory sound?Annecdotally it seems to make a signifigantdifference in the number/severity of colds I get.
Is it safe? How much is to much?
Please use caution if you decide to try this, feel free to do your own research, and ask any medical professional who is open to new ideas. And please continue all regular medications this only a possible complimentary treatment that has been of some use to me.
Thoughts?
SFA
I started putting drops of isopropyl alchohol in my ears for plane flights and I had this bottle sitting in my room so I started using it more often, anytime there was a bit of scratchiness in the throat. At this point I'm doing a few drops three times a daymore often if I'm fighting something along with the neti pot (be very careful combining with ear treatment)and vitamins, gargling with salt water, etc.
One day I didn't have any swim-ear in stock the weather was lousy and I knew I was on the edge of getting sick so I did something crazy and tried ethyl alchohol (hand sanitizer) in my ears and it worked but I'm still trying to find safety data.
Anyway we know there is a nose-throat-ear connection and that ethyl and isophropyl alchohol are good at zapping bacteria on surfaces in a different way then antibiotics. We know that Isoprophyl alchohol and other substances one would not swallow are commonly used in the ears. Which theoretically allows a different method of combating infection and maybe even a delivery method for a limited number/type of medicines
Does anyone else use a similar method to fight/prevent colds rather then an ear infection?
Has it helped you?
Have you ever talked to a medical professional about it?
Is the theory sound?Annecdotally it seems to make a signifigantdifference in the number/severity of colds I get.
Is it safe? How much is to much?
Please use caution if you decide to try this, feel free to do your own research, and ask any medical professional who is open to new ideas. And please continue all regular medications this only a possible complimentary treatment that has been of some use to me.
Thoughts?
SFA