Andy >, if that's their real name, wrote:

>After swimming we'd get earfulls of hydrogen peroxide to prevent
>swimmer's ear (ache).

Mom always used hydrogen peroxide to remove excess earwax (or sweet
potatoes, as she called it). I wouldn't recommend it for an infected ear,
though. On a healthy ear, it just bubbles and dissolves wax. I think it
would hurt if your ear was infected.

Carol