Outlook on Lifestyle Swimmers ear can be treated DEAR GOTT 1 have a black fungus of a yeast family growing in my ear canal VoSol and Vioform only keep the car canal clear for two three hours then it ills up again SHOP OUR YELLOW PAGE Windshield Insurance Claims Welcome vmyl Tons Auto Upholstery UJIMJMiJildJIhta inuwdifr REPAIRS TO AIL MODEL TVs in your home TVt Stereos Microwave 90 DAY WARRANTY FREE Electronics 8731820 If You Meet Accident CALL US WELL GET THE JOB DONE RIGHT llihiMWIIIHIlJl 3B BOOKKEEPING CONFIDENTIAL AFFORDABLE RATES COMMERCIAL RETAIL RENTALS DEAR READER You arc de scribing a term of external otitis or swimmer car This condition is not usually caused by a fungus more commonly the culprit is a bacterium called pseudomonas In either case the key to cure is careful cleansing of the ear canal You can do this at home using a bulb syringe filled with a half solution of vinegar and rub bing alcohol Gently flush out the ca nal every day for a few days If improvement Is not prompt sec an ear nose and throat specialist who will regularly clean the ear canal with a tiny vacuum device Once the skin of the canal been cleared of debris and dried the ear drops have been using should be more effective in curing the infection continuing condition should be seen and treated by a specialist DEAR READER Lomotil is an effective diarrhea medicine that contains diphenoxylate a narcotic and Diphenoxylate is hab it forming and with long term use can produce signs and symptoms of narcotic habituation Atropbine cause relaxation of certain muscles in the body including those that con trol peristalsis urination and the flow fluid from the eye Therefore pa tients with certain forms of colitis urinary retention or glaucoma must not use Lomotil unless It is adminis tered under close medical supervision DR people with ricurrenl swim scar find that prevention is nor to dealing with a painful in flamed ear After swimming or showering dry the canal with a towel and then pour about a half a capful of rubbing alcohol into the car Wait a few seconds and shake it out As well as drying the canal the alcohol will vapor ale any residual moisture thus making the area much less conducive to bacterial or growth The atrophinc in Lomotil probably glaucoma in the low dose you arc taking however it can make glaucoma worse Check with your doctor about this To give you more information about colon problems in general Im sending you a free copy of my Health Report on IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME Others who want infer the subject should send 1 1 and their name address to Box Cleveland OH the title