On 6/8/2010 6:37 PM, Steve Pope wrote:
> Lew > wrote:
>
>> 1) Too many candles on the cake.
>> 2) Abuse of your hearing in bygone days by listening to loud music,
>> rock concerts, etc.
>> 3) A combination of 1& 2 above.
>
> A few more risk factors:
>
> 4) Swimming
> 5) History of using antibiotic ear drops (in the neomycin family)
> 6) In some cases, even using topical antibiotics in enough of a dose.
> (Note neomycin/polymyxin ointment is OTC in the U.S. but the U.K.
> has made it prescription-only for this reason.)
>
> Steve

Do you have any cites for this? As I have never heard of it. I go to my
dentist tomorrow who is a MD as well, and will try and remember to ask
him about it if I can.

rh