I need an advice from you swimmers,
My left ear started to ache 10 days ago. Since I had to go on a trip for few days, I decided not to take care of it assuming it would heal by itself. Well, it didn't. The doctor prescribed me with antibiotics. Both pills and ear drops for a week and recommended to avoid swimming. A friend of mine who also swims had a similar problem a while ago but hos doctor said that swimming would not worsen the inflammation.
Do you think that swimming with the inflammation would be a good idea? Should I try and use ear plugs for a while?
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Double capping can keep water from the ears, but you need to be aware if any seepage occurs. A silicon swim cap pulled low over the ears with a second cap over can keep water out that any leak can be useually detected. Ear plugs can help but you have to be able to detect any water leakage. With ear plugs leakage gets into the ear canal and stays there untill you pull the plugs out. With caps only to keep out water, any leakage can hopefully be felt and if it occurs surface at once and pull the cap out away from the ear and let out the water. Iffy..Yes ...Always go over any ideas to keep ears dry when swimming for medical reasons with your doctor first and listen to your doctors advice. Better to give up a couple of weeks swimming then risking lifetime damage.
If you have to swim after talking to your doctor see (scroll down to the green cap)
www.reocities.com/.../scg.html and show them the page and get their Ok before you swim.
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Former Member
Double capping can keep water from the ears, but you need to be aware if any seepage occurs. A silicon swim cap pulled low over the ears with a second cap over can keep water out that any leak can be useually detected. Ear plugs can help but you have to be able to detect any water leakage. With ear plugs leakage gets into the ear canal and stays there untill you pull the plugs out. With caps only to keep out water, any leakage can hopefully be felt and if it occurs surface at once and pull the cap out away from the ear and let out the water. Iffy..Yes ...Always go over any ideas to keep ears dry when swimming for medical reasons with your doctor first and listen to your doctors advice. Better to give up a couple of weeks swimming then risking lifetime damage.
If you have to swim after talking to your doctor see (scroll down to the green cap)
www.reocities.com/.../scg.html and show them the page and get their Ok before you swim.
