Dear Dr. Gott: You heard from a reader with extreme itching of the ear canals. I, too, had this problem and tried anything to relieve it. My doctor suggested taking a new bottle of rubbing alcohol, ...

Q: When I was training for triathlons, I was told to mix a solution of alcohol, vinegar and glycerin in a squirt bottle. After swimming, I would shake the bottle and apply a few drops in each ear, ...

Due to the spread of Covid-19, you now likely have a bottle (or a few) of rubbing alcohol in your medicine cabinet as your go-to disinfectant for killing germs. After all, rubbing alcohol is ...

Q: Do you know of any good, safe ways of dealing with swimmer’s ear? I can usually feel it coming on (often within a couple of days of clearing out earwax or swimming in a lake or pond). I’d like to ...