Re: Earplugs...

From: Luigi Semenzato (luigi@CS.Berkeley.EDU-DeleteThis)
Date: Thu Aug 31 1995 - 17:36:40 PDT


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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 1995 17:36:40 -0700

Marina Peregrino writes:

> I used to get ear infections when I swam often, I started using
> stuff called "Swimmer's Ear" afterward and never got them again.
> It's an acid solution diluted with alcohol. The concept is the
> acid reacts with the water causing it to evaporate, the
> alcohol dilutes the acid so you keep your ears, and the alcohol
> also evaporates.

GOOD HEAVENS! Do your ears and nose smoke in the process?

Where does the acid go at the end?

Is it possible that this stuff works by lowering the surface
tension of the liquid, so that it flows more easily out of the
narrow ear cavities? ---Luigi



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