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There's no research showing that it is an effective treatment.
Vinegar is acetic acid 5%, if you look up acetic acid and ear infections you find plenty of research https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12070-014-0815-2
Irrigation with buffered acetic acid is not the same thing as putting drops of vinegar in your ear.
Iβm looking at the full text, canβt find the word buffer anywhere on the page, all I can find is they used 2% acetic acid rather than 5%. Did you mean diluted?