A 17-Year-Old Student Is a Swimmer on Her High School's

A 17-year-old student is a swimmer on her high school's swim team.She has had three bouts of otitis externa this season and wants to know what to do to prevent it.The nurse instructs her to:

A) Use a cotton-tipped swab to dry the ear canals thoroughly after each swim.
B) Use rubbing alcohol or 2% acetic acid eardrops after every swim.
C) Irrigate the ears with warm water and a bulb syringe after each swim.
D) Rinse the ears with a warmed solution of mineral oil and hydrogen peroxide.

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