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How can one treat swimmers ear pain?
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Ear drops: The most important thing is to get the ear cleaned out well. Secondly, a good antibiotic ear drop makes the symptoms go away faster. When it's severe i usually do give a narcotic pain pill for a couple of nights.
Answered 10/17/2012
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