Ear problems - NOT an infection or water in the ear!
Former Member
For the past 4 days, my ears feel like I'm in an airplane - all plugged up. If I pinch my nose and blow, they clear out but only for a couple minutes before sealing up again. Pretty much just like on a plane. My doctor told me today (after determing there is no infection) that swimmers are prone to problems with the eustachian tubes and that there's not much that can be done about it. He suggested wearing ear plugs while swimming, though I'm skeptical that is going to help. Anybody else have experience with this problem? It's REALLY annoying. I never get ear infections (not since I was about 10, anyway) and I use Swim-Ear always after swimming to dry out my ears. It really seems to have nothing to do with water in the ears, just this sudden inability to balance the pressure.
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Yeah - that's what happens. Pretty soon there won't be a tube in your body that works the way it used to.
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Nastiswmr, do you have to use earplugs? I have always had to use earplugs because I have had lifelong ear related problems.
I'm actually developing an earplug amplifier of sorts, so that I can still hear when I go swimming (earplugs tend to block a lot of sound). I think it might solve my problem.
Would you like to have one once its made?
Extreme water exposure to ears, especially cold water, can cause the ear canal to shrink in size. I would know, my left one has shrunk considerably. Not much in terms of an "easy" fix can be done.
