Subject: RE: Water in ears from doing flip turnsOriginally posted by brigby1
Originally posted by AdventureBear Originally posted by Caroleena Would putting my swim cap over my ears help? Any other tricks?? Life's a lot easier if you just let water get in your ears. I could be missing the tone here, but not when you can go near complete deaf for a couple days.
have you had your ear canals looked at recently? Do you use qtips? Sometimes water gets trapped behind wax and is difficult for it to evacuate even with ear drops. Qtips usually just push wax deeper in the ear and most folks shouldn't use them.
Diluted peroxied or alcohol drops after swimming can break up the water surface tension and let it drain out easily.
If you really have that much trouble with hearing for several days after swimming, see your PCP for an ear canal examination if you havn't done so recently. |