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OTO ANTHRO HOME EAR CARE DEPARTMENT
CATALOG No. 1 · FIRST EDITION
FOUNDED & FORMULATED BY A BOARD-CERTIFIED ENT SURGEON
EST. BROOKSVILLE, U.S.A.

The Ear, Nose,
and Throat
Home Care
Catalog.

Every preparation, plainly described. Every claim, physician-checked.
IN THIS EDITION
The Oto Anthro Catalogp. 2
Honest Ear Carep. 3
A little quizp. 6
Dept. R — Nighttime Goodsp. 8
The Printed Catalogp. 10
Your Order Formp. 13
CONSULT THE CATALOG
(it is quicker than it looks)
A woman in a 1960s bathroom holding a bottle of Auil ear drops
Fig. 1 — A reader consults Dept. A before her bath. Brooksville, mid-morning.
THE OTO ANTHRO CATALOG
select an item to consult its guide
DEPTS. A & R
GENERAL CATALOG · DEPTS. A & R

The Oto Anthro Catalog

Preparations for ears, noses, throats & the people attached to them.
EAR PREPARATIONS · DEPT. A
pp. 4–5

Three oils. One apiece.

A
AUIL MINERAL OIL
$14.99
The Everyday Classic
CAT. NO. AU-101
B
OLIVE AUIL
$17.99
The Outdoors One
CAT. NO. AU-102
C
COCONUT AUIL
$17.99
The Beach One
CAT. NO. AU-103
NIGHTTIME GOODS · DEPT. R
p. 11
D
RONCAID CHIN LIFT TAPE
$7.99
The Quiet One
CAT. NO. RC-201
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Bottle of Auil Mineral Oil ear drops
Bottle of Olive Auil ear drops
Bottle of Coconut Auil ear drops
Roncaid chin lift support tape package, front
A
CAT. NO. AU-101
B
CAT. NO. AU-102
C
CAT. NO. AU-103
D
CAT. NO. RC-201
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DEPT. A · CLIPPING 01
Two bottles of Auil ear drops, the 10% bundle
TWO BOTTLES, 10% OFF
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Three bottles of Auil ear drops, the 12.5% bundle
BUY 3 BOTTLES, SAVE 12.5%
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DEPT. A · CLIPPING 03
Four bottles of Auil ear drops, the 15% bundle
FOUR BOTTLES, 15% OFF
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DEPT. R · CLIPPING 04
Cartoon illustration of a Roncaid tape package
RONCAID SUBSCRIPTION — 25% OFF
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DEPT. O — THE ORDER DESK
state quantity plainly; the Department will do the arithmetic
PAGE 13

Your
Order Form

SEALEDFOR SAFETY
SHIPS WITHIN
3 BUSINESS DAYS
CHECKS PAYABLE TO:
OTOLARYNGOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY INC.
Cards accepted online. The checkbook is decorative.
CAT. No.
ITEM
PRICE
QTY.
AMOUNT
AU-101
AUIL MINERAL OIL EAR DROPS
$14.99
–
0
+
$0.00
AU-102
OLIVE AUIL EAR DROPS
$17.99
–
0
+
$0.00
AU-103
COCONUT AUIL EAR DROPS
$17.99
–
0
+
$0.00
RC-201
RONCAID CHIN LIFT SUPPORT TAPE · REGULAR
SIZE
XS
S
REG
XL
$7.99
–
0
+
$0.00
RC-201-S
RONCAID MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION — 4 PACKS (25% OFF)
SIZE
XS
S
REG
XL
Billed as a recurring subscription — signed on its own page at the Order Desk.
$23.99
–
0
+
$0.00
SUBTOTAL
$0.00

TOTAL  $0.00

POST MY ORDER
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Children at a swimming pool, vintage photograph
PLATE III — Motel pool, Columbia River, 2:40 in the afternoon. Water will be in somebody’s ear by 2:41. Dept. A is aware, and prepared.
A little quiz:

Which Auil Are You?

Check one box in each column. The Department finds this method no less rigorous than several it has read about.
1. WHERE DO YOUR EARS SUMMER?
At the neighborhood pool
Lakes, trails and campgrounds
On a beach towel
2. YOUR SOUNDTRACK ARRIVES VIA…
A trusty hearing aid
Birdsong and campfire crackle
Earbuds, dawn to dusk
3. YOUR EAR COMPLAINT, IN A WORD:
Waxy
Dusty
Itchy
Engineering drawing AU-D-4 of an Auil ear drop bottle and dropper
HOW TO USE

Three
Simple Steps

Keep your ears safe and happy.
1
Step one: tilt the head to one side before applying ear drops

Tilt

Tilt head to one side with ear facing up.
2
Step two: drip the ear drops into the ear canal

Drip

Apply 5–10 drops. Wait 15–30 seconds.
3
Step three: wipe the outer ear with a clean cloth

Wipe

Return head to upright and wipe excess.
FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY
NEVER INSERT PIPETTE INTO EAR CANAL
— ADVERTISEMENT · FROM THE DESK OF THE FOUNDER —

Honest ear care.

A radical idea from 1967, give or take: say what is in the bottle, and when to buy nothing.
Oto Anthro was founded by an ear surgeon who noticed the ear-care aisle had grown louder than the ears it serves. Our remedy is old-fashioned: one ingredient per bottle, plain labels, plain prices, and claims a physician has actually checked.
We are the advertiser here, which is convenient — the media desk and the medical desk share a hallway, and the medical desk wins every argument worth having. When the honest answer to an ear question is buy nothing, we print that too, at no charge.
Everything else in this catalog — the drawings, the quiz, the pledge you may countersign below — exists to prove the point at length.
THE HOUSE RULES
✓
Simple, safe, and effective ingredients only.
✓
Every claim physician-checked before it is printed.
✓
No dyes, fragrances or preservatives.
✓
Plain labels and plain prices; the type is small but honest.
✓
“Buy nothing” is offered wherever indicated.
THE ADVERTISER IS US. WE CHECKED.
OTO ANTHRO · EST. BROOKSVILLE, U.S.A.
DEPT. R — NIGHTTIME GOODS
the department that works while you don’t
PAGE 11
DEPT. R — NIGHTTIME GOODS

Nighttime
Goods.

Roncaid is a flexible chin-lift strip that gently supports the airway while you sleep. Nothing sealed, nothing swallowed — seven pre-cut strips, one honest week per pack.
SEE THE PACK · FROM $7.99
CAT. No. RC-201
Free U.S. shipping · Ships within 3 business days
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Roncaid is not a treatment for sleep apnea. If you gasp, choke, or stop breathing during sleep, talk to your doctor. Dept. R staff: one (1) moon.
A sleeper resting with the mouth closed, wearing Roncaid chin lift tape
Archive photograph of a sleeper at rest, Fig. R-2
Fig. R–2 — The chair car of the Empire Builder, mid-nap. Sleep arrives at 79 miles per hour; Dept. R rides along quietly.
Cutaway diagram of a Roncaid chin lift tape strip and its layers
HOW TO USE

Three
Simple Steps

A quieter night for brighter tomorrows.
1

Clean

Wash and dry your chin and neck. Bare skin works best.
2

Center

Center the tape’s square edge just above the Adam’s apple.
3

Press

Press firmly upward. It should feel snug, never tight.
SUPPORTS NATURAL NIGHTTIME BREATHING
RONCAID — CHIN LIFT SUPPORT TAPE
THE QUALITY ASSURANCE DESK
DOCUMENT No. OA-QA-001
CUT ALONG THE DOTTED LINE
FORM P-1 · POSTCARD · NO ENVELOPE REQUIRED

The Oto Anthro Pledge

Countersign and return. The Department has already signed, and swears daily.
PLACE 5¢ STAMP HERE
I.  Simple and safe ingredients, always.
II.  Effective by nature, not by additive.
III.  Responsibly sourced, without exception.
IV.  Zero harsh ingredients, fragrances or preservatives.
V.  Packaging chosen with the future in mind.
VI.  Quality a family can rely upon.
VII.  Recommended by the doctor who developed it, which we concede was likely.
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TO:
OTO ANTHRO
THE HOME EAR CARE DEPARTMENT
BROOKSVILLE, U.S.A.
YOUR SIGNATURE — SWORN OCCASIONALLY IS FINE
Dr. Stramiello, MD
COUNTER-SIGNED · CEO/FOUNDER
BOARD-CERTIFIED OTOLARYNGOLOGIST
ADOPTED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF EVERYONE HERE
DOCUMENT No. OA-QA-001
OTO ANTHRO®
BROOKSVILLE, FLA.
Your Name Here

DIRECTOR OF VINTAGE VIBES

Position open. Desk supplied. Enthusiasm for old catalogs required.
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THE PRINTED CATALOG
our pages, in their natural habitat; handle by the edges
PAGES 3–14
A mid-century family gathered around the Oto Anthro catalog
THE FAMILY PAGE — OPEN FOR EXAMINATION

Our pages, in their
natural habitat.

The Department publishes its wares the old way — numbered, priced, and set in narrow type. Below, three leaves of Catalog No. 1 are reproduced at reading size. Select any leaf to examine it properly; handle by the edges. The paper edition requires a telephone, or a stamp.
CATALOG No. 1 · FIRST EDITION · FOURTEEN LEAVES, FIVE IN THE VIEWER
Page 4 of the printed Oto Anthro catalog
LEAF 4 OF 14
AUIL MINERAL OIL
Page 5 of the printed Oto Anthro catalog
LEAF 5 OF 14
OLIVE AUIL
Page 6 of the printed Oto Anthro catalog
LEAF 6 OF 14
COCONUT AUIL
DEPT. F — THE FILE ROOM
carried up from the basement at last; handle prints by the edges
PAGE 12
ALL PHOTOGRAPHS CIRCA THE 1960s — DATES APPROXIMATE, EARS AUTHENTIC
THE PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD

The Way Ears Were

A short history of the American ear: tested at school, filled at the pool, seen to at the drug store, examined wherever a doctor could find a chair. These photographs predate the Department, which merely agrees with them.
FROM THE ARCHIVE. Prints reproduced from public collections, and now from the Department’s own families. Readers holding photographs of ears, c. 1955–1975, may send scans to Dept. F at support@otoanthro.com.
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A young man on a payphone at the beach beside a surfboard rack, about 1965
EXHIBIT P–1. “Tony Bag o’ Donuts” calls home from the beach, c. 1965. Salt water in both ears; the call went ahead regardless.
Schoolchildren taking a hearing test
P–2. The school hearing test. Every ear passed, or was politely retested.
The drug store counter in Kansas City
P–3. The drug store, Kansas City. Ear care once required an usher.
A field ear examination with an otoscope
P–4. A field ear examination. The otoscope travels well, and always has.
THE MOVING PICTURES DIVISION

Oto Anthro Content

The pictures move. The principles do not.
Honest answers, myths debunked, and life at the practice — issued regularly wherever you scroll. When the honest answer is to buy nothing, the Division says so on camera, which the Order Desk considers unsporting.
FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM FOLLOW ON TIKTOK
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Still from an Oto Anthro video about ear care Still from an Oto Anthro video about ear care Still from an Oto Anthro video about ear care
frames 1–3 of a continuing reel
Ready when you are — the order desk is back up the page.
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DEPT. C — CORRESPONDENCE
the Department answers all mail, eventually in your favor
PAGE 14
CLIP HERE
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Honest Answers,
By Electronic Post.

FORM C-1 · No. 34613
The Oto Anthro dispatch: what the evidence actually shows in ear, nose and throat home care — and when to buy nothing at all. No snake oil will be dispensed, recommended, or spoken of kindly.
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ELECTRONIC MAIL ADDRESS
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OTO ANTHRO
The Home Ear Care Department answers questions at support@otoanthro.com. Once you have been given an honest answer, the next step is a product you can trust — or, on our advice, no product at all.
Otolaryngological Anthropology Incorporated · Brooksville, FL 34613 U.S.A. · Founded in 2025, by old souls.
Set in Ultra & Archivo Narrow. Colors: mustard, cream, brown, teal, and one restrained blue.
For routine ear hygiene only. Not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Ask a doctor if you have concerns.
Thank you for keeping your ears safe and happy  ✶  Thank you for keeping your ears safe and happy  ✶  Thank you for keeping your ears safe and happy
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CATALOG No. 1
first edition
EST. 2025
EST. BROOKSVILLE, U.S.A.

The Ear, Nose,
and Throat Home
Care Catalog.

Every preparation, plainly described. Every claim, physician-checked.
A woman in a 1960s bathroom holding a bottle of Auil ear drops
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SECTION No. 2

The Oto Anthro Catalog

Dept. A — Three oils. One apiece. · Dept. R — Nighttime Goods
A
MINERAL
B
OLIVE
C
COCONUT
D
RONCAID
A
Bottle of Auil Mineral Oil ear drops
AUIL MINERAL OIL
The Everyday Classic · CAT. No. AU-101
$14.99
SEE THE FULL CATALOG ENTRY ↗
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Four reasons to use Auil Mineral Oil ear drops, illustrated user guide
USER GUIDE · DOC. A
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Clipped From Our Own Pages

Two bottles of Auil ear drops, the 10% bundle

TWO BOTTLES, 10% OFF

Any two Auil preparations, one order. Tiers climb to 12.5% and 15%.
Cartoon illustration of a Roncaid tape package

RONCAID SUBSCRIPTION — 25% OFF

Four packs monthly, $23.99. A standing order for standing quiet.
DEPT. O — THE ORDER DESK
PAGE 13
2 Auil bottles−10%
3 Auil bottles−12.5%
4 or more−15%
2 Roncaid packs−10%
Roncaid subscription, 4 packs−25%
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Free U.S. shipping on Auil and Roncaid
Ships within 3 business days
state quantity plainly; the Department will do the arithmetic
DEPT. U — UNIFORM

The Company Store

Shirts, caps and totes, printed to order.
LeVar’s Auil Tee
Beach clinic cap
Waiting room doodle bag
Hiroshi’s crossbody Auil bag
VISIT THE COMPANY STORE →
A LITTLE QUIZ · THREE QUESTIONS

Which Auil are you?

Pools or campgrounds? Hearing aid or earbuds? Answer three questions and the Department issues its verdict.
TAKE THE QUIZ →

Three Simple Steps

?
Step one: tilt the head to one side before applying ear drops

1. Tilt

Step two: drip the ear drops into the ear canal

2. Drip

Step three: wipe the outer ear with a clean cloth

3. Wipe

A WORD FROM THE DEPARTMENT

The Case for
Honest Ear Care.

I.  Simple, safe, and effective ingredients only.
II.  Plain instructions, printed on everything.
III.  Every claim physician-checked.
IV.  When the honest answer is buy nothing, we print that too.
THE DISPATCH — OUR BLOG → HONEST ANSWERS — FAQ →
DEPT. R · NIGHTTIME GOODS

Support the chin.
Never seal the lips.

A sleeper resting with the mouth closed, wearing Roncaid chin lift tape
Roncaid is not a treatment for sleep apnea. If you gasp, choke, or stop breathing during sleep, talk to your doctor.

Three Simple Steps

?
Three steps for applying Roncaid chin lift tape

1. Clean

Three steps for applying Roncaid chin lift tape

2. Center

Three steps for applying Roncaid chin lift tape

3. Press

Not recommended over under-chin facial hair.
THE PLEDGE · SIGNED ON EVERY CATALOG
“If a product isn’t careful enough, honest enough, and gentle enough for my own girls, it doesn’t ship.”
Dr. Stramiello, MD
BOARD-CERTIFIED ENT SURGEON
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one vacancy
OTO ANTHRO®
BROOKSVILLE, FLA.
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THE MOVING PICTURES DIVISION

Oto Anthro Content

Still from an Oto Anthro video about ear care Still from an Oto Anthro video about ear care Still from an Oto Anthro video about ear care
Moving pictures, honest answers, and the occasional podcast — on the house.
INSTAGRAM → TIKTOK →
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THE FAMILY PAGE · LEAF 7 OF 14
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For routine ear hygiene only · not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease
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