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Will rubbing alcohol in perforated eardrum cause damage?
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Yes: Alcohol inflammatory to the middle ear lining.
Answered 12/2/2019
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Don't Do it !: The tympanic membrane (eardrum) is not intact so - the alcohol can flow right through it.
Answered 10/2/2014
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