It is proposed to allow the sale, without prescription, of a medication that physicians currently prescribe to treat the common ear inflammation called "swimmer's ear." The principal objection is that most people lack the expertise for proper self-diagnosis and might not seek medical help for more serious conditions in the mistaken belief that they have swimmer's ear. βββ ββ β ββββββ ββββββ ββ βββββ ββββββ βββ βββββββββ ββββ ββββ βββ βββββββββ ββββ ββ βββββββ βββ ββββ β βββββββ βββββββββββββ ββββββββ ββββββ ββββββββ ββββ ββββ ββββββββββ ββββ ββ ββββββββββ βββββββββ ββββ βββββ ββββββββ ββββ ββββββ βββ ββββββββ βββββββββ βββ ββ ββββββββββ βββββββ ββββ ββββββ ββ βββββββ β ββββββββββ
The author concludes that most people can diagnose swimmerβs ear in themselves without ever needing to consult a physician. As support for this conclusion, the author cites a recent study where 84% of a sample of 1,000 people who believed that they had swimmerβs ear made an accurate diagnosis. The author also notes that this 84% accurate diagnosis rate is slightly higher than doctorsβ accuracy.
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