Having recently returned to fitness swimming (with an eye toward my first triathlon), I am re-experiencing water in the ear syndrome. I have purchased, and am using some commercial drops (name escapes me at the moment) which does help dry out the ears.
My question is whether simple alcohol will work as well as the drops. Am curious to know what any of you may use for this.
Thanks, Nancy
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I just love this group and am so happy to have found you all -- what a WEALTH of information lies here amongst everyone! Thanks for your answers, it sounds like the gylcerin route is perhaps the way to go to avoid that burning sensation.
Kim, I am on my own in training, and I feel good about my progress --am swimming 800 yards nonstop with ease -- if not with speed I envy your opportunities to swim in open water (year round I'm guessing). Here in the Seattle area I will be lucky if I can get in a lake by late June without frost bite! I am so pleased to have gotten back into the swim . I had frogotten how much I like it, and the endorphins arrive earlier than in my other activites.
Bicycling has been my major interest and time consumer (again not for speed), but I need practice for triathlon-type riding (for time and all). Now running is a whole different story:rolleyes: I have not done much of that yet (or ever) and must push myself to start doing at least a little. So we shall see. I guess I can always walk-shuffle/run!!
Thanks everyone,
Nancy:
I just love this group and am so happy to have found you all -- what a WEALTH of information lies here amongst everyone! Thanks for your answers, it sounds like the gylcerin route is perhaps the way to go to avoid that burning sensation.
Kim, I am on my own in training, and I feel good about my progress --am swimming 800 yards nonstop with ease -- if not with speed I envy your opportunities to swim in open water (year round I'm guessing). Here in the Seattle area I will be lucky if I can get in a lake by late June without frost bite! I am so pleased to have gotten back into the swim . I had frogotten how much I like it, and the endorphins arrive earlier than in my other activites.
Bicycling has been my major interest and time consumer (again not for speed), but I need practice for triathlon-type riding (for time and all). Now running is a whole different story:rolleyes: I have not done much of that yet (or ever) and must push myself to start doing at least a little. So we shall see. I guess I can always walk-shuffle/run!!
Thanks everyone,
Nancy:
