Hello All,
What is the cause for ear-infection for swimmers? What we can do for it?. some times I use an ear-drops called "BETNOSOL N".Is there anyway to recover completely?
Rangamal.
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For the outer ear I use a 50/50 mixture of alcohol/vinegar. Works GREAT!
One thing to NOT do is use Q-tips to dry your ears. I did this for years, use a Q-tip, then the drops. Didn't get swimmer's ear but kept getting ear infections. After the zillionth ear infection my Dr. asked a bunch of questions about what I did with my ears, etc. When I got to the part about using Q-tips - "Ahhh Ha that's your problem. You're stripping all the protective ear wax off the ear drum and pool water is seeping behind the membrane and becoming infected....just use the drops."
That was two years ago and I haven't had an ear infection since.
For the outer ear I use a 50/50 mixture of alcohol/vinegar. Works GREAT!
One thing to NOT do is use Q-tips to dry your ears. I did this for years, use a Q-tip, then the drops. Didn't get swimmer's ear but kept getting ear infections. After the zillionth ear infection my Dr. asked a bunch of questions about what I did with my ears, etc. When I got to the part about using Q-tips - "Ahhh Ha that's your problem. You're stripping all the protective ear wax off the ear drum and pool water is seeping behind the membrane and becoming infected....just use the drops."
That was two years ago and I haven't had an ear infection since.
