Water in you ears?

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Former Member — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 16:06:44 GMT

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Three Rivers — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 11:53:03 GMT

I'll tell you what works for me. At the end of my workout, I stuff the earbuds from my mp3 player into my ears, hop on the subway, blast metallica and then pull them out to show the security officer my ID as I enter my building (in case he wants to trip me up with a question like "What's your name?). Of course, the ID usually gets splashed with the backwash so the guard gets to have some pool water too.

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sunruh — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 10:33:08 GMT

any grocery store/wallgreens/cvs/riteaid has it usually $2 for nice sized bottle you can get 50%, 70% and 90%

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mjtyson — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 10:11:55 GMT

OK, for the medically-challenged: Iso alcohol is something you get at a pharmacy? You guys put the 50/50 mix in a small dropper? A couple drops AFTER swimming (not before?) and the water comes out? Does the 50/50 mix also come out? Sorry, these are serious questions. I'm one of the 1 legged hopping dorks and I'd like to stop doing that.

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Elaine Krugman — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 03:39:21 GMT

I bought a bottle of the commercial water in ear removal stuff (Auro-Dri, I think - runs about $3 and I found it at Target in their pharmacy section) essentially to get the bottle. When I finished that I put in the 50/50 mixture of isopropyl alcohol (find in the first aid section at any pharmacy or grocery store - very cheap) and white vinegar. Put a few drops of that in each ear after you swim - let it sit for a second or two, then turn your head over onto your towel and the solution comes out with the water. Any bottle along those lines or something with a dropper would work. Two like minds, ekw! :banana: I did EXACTLY the same thing, because Auro-Dri came in a refillable bottle that was nice and small. I used to keep the solution in a Tupperware and use an ear syringe when I came home from the pool; however, that didn't work for those times I didn't come straight home. I wanted to use something more convenient and keep it in my swim bag. I even got mine at Target, too. :agree:

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Former Member — Sun, 03 Nov 2013 10:13:49 GMT

hmm, I've been using equal parts peroxide/white vinegar. Does peroxide do the same thing as alcohol? Nope. Hydrogen peroxide does not do the same thing as alcohol. A mixture of peroxide and vinegar will form peracetic acid. It is not something you should put in your ear.

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Sojerz — Sun, 03 Nov 2013 06:46:06 GMT

You can use peroxide to loosen and float out waxy ear buildup; we used it for this purpose as kids to minimize the potential for ear infections. Peroxide is powerful oxidant (like chlorine). The peroxide fizzes when you put in your ear, loosens the waxy stuff and once loose it floats up, and then dump the spent peroxide and waxy stuff out of your ear. I don't know if adults with full grown ear canals would really benefit from this (I don't need it). Don't mix the peroxide with vinegar. Probably not a good idea to use peroxide in your ear if you have any feelings of ear infection as the peroxide breaks down to water and does not dry out your ear like the alcohol/vinegar mix.

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Former Member — Sat, 02 Nov 2013 10:20:30 GMT

I always use a mixture of 1/2 alcohol and 1/2 vinegar in my ears after I swim...a few drops in and turn my head to get it out.

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Former Member — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 11:58:03 GMT

hmm, I've been using equal parts peroxide/white vinegar. Does peroxide do the same thing as alcohol?

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Former Member — Sun, 27 Oct 2013 07:37:30 GMT

Hi, (I'm new) There is lots of good advice here, thanks. It is so interesting how everybody has very different approaches. I came across this site www.wikihow.com/Remove-Fluid-in-Ears The pictures made me laugh. Even more so as I have seen people doing most of these outside the lockers. Those pictures are hilarious. :lmao:

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Former Member — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:44:10 GMT

Thanks Steve, though Gin is a little pricey, I might try it (depending on the co-pay) I priced cheap gin while at Total Wine today. “American Pride” gin cost about $6.50 per fifth. A fifth should make enough ear drops to last a decade. If there is a remote chance that someone would actually drink some of it, I would suggest getting a better brand booze.:D

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Former Member — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 06:33:37 GMT

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sunruh — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 02:23:35 GMT

when it comes to shoulder...i know a lot about those too....unfortunately! ice, more ice, 800mg ibuprofin (or in my case 6x a day) and put off the surgery for a while in the false hopes rehab works. hmmm when written like that it dont sound too good does it? ears? eh you dont even need them to swim. btw you can add 1 or 2 drops of mineral oil to the 50/50 mix to keep your ear from drying out too much. hopefully everyone knows about the milk or sweet cream in the eyes to remove chlorine burn.

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__steve__ — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 01:43:32 GMT

a week? btw, nice name! 50/50 alky and vinegar and you can swim saturday with no pain. just douse it good....use mike's gin for added "i dont care" management in the tummy. :DThanks Steve, though Gin is a little pricey, I might try it (depending on the co-pay)

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sunruh — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 01:23:11 GMT

a week? btw, nice name! 50/50 alky and vinegar and you can swim saturday with no pain. just douse it good....use mike's gin for added "i dont care" management in the tummy. :D

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__steve__ — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 05:08:31 GMT

I just let the water stay in there. It gets changed every time I swimThis smart aleck comment just led me to an ear infection. Dr. prescribed ciprofloxacin for a week with no swimming. Shoulder needs a break anyways.

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Former Member — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 08:53:13 GMT

The iso alcohol dries moisture through increased evaporation, while the white vinegar is a "disinfectant" in that it is acetic acid, thus drops the pH, and provides a low pH environment where bacteria won't thrive. The way it works is that the alcohol changes the surface tension of the liquid so that it drains from the ears. I prefer a mixture of 4 part cheap gin and 1 part white vinegar myself. :)

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Sojerz — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 01:56:15 GMT

Thanks 'jerz! Your explanation was much more thorough than mine. :agree: Environmental Engineers are either trying to grow those little guys so they'll eat wastes, or kill them so they won't proliferate in our drinking and swimming water and infect us.

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Swimspire — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 03:43:35 GMT

You can get custom-made earplugs, such as the Aqua Not by Westone (www.westone.com/.../index.php. Getting custom-made earplugs ensures that they fit your ears perfectly and keep out the water as much as possible!

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Elaine Krugman — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 01:56:39 GMT

The iso alcohol dries moisture through increased evaporation, while the white vinegar is a "disinfectant" in that it is acetic acid, thus drops the pH, and provides a low pH environment where bacteria won't thrive. Thanks 'jerz! Your explanation was much more thorough than mine. :agree:

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orca1946 — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 12:50:55 GMT

Why the white vinegar?

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Sojerz — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 10:13:01 GMT

The white vinegar is a disinfectant. The iso alcohol dries moisture through increased evaporation, while the white vinegar is a "disinfectant" in that it is acetic acid, thus drops the pH, and provides a low pH environment where bacteria won't thrive.

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Elaine Krugman — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 04:22:02 GMT

Why the white vinegar? The white vinegar is a disinfectant.

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Former Member — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 05:16:54 GMT

for the first time in my life i have experienced pain while swimming due to water in my ears. the last 2 times i have tried to swim, theres been some strangeness. outside of the pool (after removing the water) they have felt just fine. has anyone else ever had this suddenly pop up after 20 years of being in the water without ever having any real trouble before?

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__steve__ — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 03:02:51 GMT

I just let the water stay in there. It gets changed every time I swim