By allison_fishing - 25/10/2012 04:37 - United States

Today, I woke up with pink eye. My mom tried to help by putting drops in. It started burning like hell; she didn't understand why. It turns out she was putting ear drops in my eye. FML
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melij99 5

If this ever happens again, quickly put some eye drops in your ears.

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BlowinChronic 18

Niceeeeee, that would be why you read the label before you try and use something... FYL OP hope you feel better.

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Dcm210 19

I had pink eye lil over 4 years ago. I hope it goes away soon.

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sumbum95 15

Omg! My mom tried to put Visine in my eyes when I had Pink eye until I finally made her take me to the drs! I need some ear drops right now though:(

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dancingprancer 6

Sounds like her eyes need to get checked too a little bit. Lol well at least she was being nice and trying to make you feel better (:

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lovepandorasaver 11

I can hear you looking at me mom! This could be the start of a marvel comic.

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emmjayyjung 0

Ear drops and eye drops at the same thing. Just sayin

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CharresBarkrey 15

No... They're not.

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Brotha_Lou 5

From the first sentence, I was thinking somebody rub they testicles on your eye while you were sleeping.

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Lunatuna77 6

What? No they're not. I believe eye (opthalmic) drops CAN be used in ears for some purposes, but ear (otic) drops are NOT supposed to go into the eye. I'm not even sure why you'd think they're the same thing... different drugs for different ailments and parts of the body, y'know? This is supposed to be a reply to #63, I'm on a cruddy work computer.

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fmaon06 10

Ear drops are nothing like eye drops. Differences include: Acidity of the medicine. If you're going to put it in your ear, it doesn't matter as much. However, in the eye It hurts like hell and may cause issues. The acidity can also change what sort of preservatives are used, which affects whether to use it in the eye or ear. Size of the medicine particles. When in a suspension, particles for the eye may be a bit smaller so that it doesn't feel as gritty when applied. Doesn't matter as much for the ear. Sterility. Putting something in the eye NEEDS TO BE STERILE. The ear? Meh. Not so much. Therefore, eye drops can be used in the ears (when approved by the manufacturer), but ear drops should NOT be used in the eyes.

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Marrach 7

Sorry, but this is just down to Earth HIlARIOUS. But FYL. :/ Most mothers are careful to realize.. What they grab isn't always the correct pick. But that's why there's labels. . .

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