00:01
So we are told in this question that a researcher has developed a new kind of medication for ear infections and that everyone after being treated with the medicine feels better after three days.
00:18
And basically we're told, okay, so what do you think about that? well, there's lots of problems.
00:25
Certainly ear infections are stubborn and unpleasant things and cause a lot of sorrow in families.
00:34
We don't really know, just based on this evidence, that the medicine is actually helping ear infection, right? so you have an ear infection.
00:43
Most ear infections clear up on their own in a matter of a few days, such as three days.
00:50
So even with no treatment at all, most children will get well.
01:06
So we need to sort of understand whether or not the medicine is actually doing so good.
01:13
And the way you can do that is with a double -blind study.
01:16
And very briefly, in a double -blind study, what happens is you have patients, in this case, people with ear infections, and they would be divided into two groups, and half of them would receive the medicine, and then half of them would receive a placebo...