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  1. Most even handed article from Ms Marron I have ever seen. Thank you. It has long been obvious that no one profession has all the answers for everyone. Generally people go to the people they trust first, their GP. When results are not obtained they look elsewhere, and when they find help, often instant, whether they understand or not,[ and who understands HOW antalgics or antibiotics work ], there is an increased chance they will return. The inference that ear problems are otitis media, which is an infection, to which the later connection of antibiotics is made, perpetuates the myth that ear problems are infections, when all the evidence indicates that in the vast majority of cases, there is NO INFECTION, hence the failure of antibiotics. AS well grommets also do NOT have evidence based support for their use. Being such an advocate of EBM I find it strange that Ms M. does not mention this, and may well be why a range of non-drug care gets patient satisfaction in what may well be a multi-factorial problem.

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