OK help everybody, saturday was my first lesson, and did well, went back on sunday and swam for 3 hours, so I feel good, however, since saturday I have not been able to hear nothing out of my left ear. I have mixed rubbing alcohol and vinegar together and used that as ear drops and still can't hear anything. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
-Viper
Former Member
Oh, one last addition to my previous post...
For people prone to getting swimmers ear, consider using the silicone ear plugs you can get over-the-counter. I haven't had an earache in years since I started using them.
They are just little wads of silicone. Kind of like putty. (I think some catalogues also call them "ear puddy".) Slightly sticky but not messy. You squish them into a shape that fills the outer hole of your ear canal. You can use them over and over until they no longer stick. In fact, when they start losing their "stick" you can rip them apart and squish them back together again to get a new outer surface to extend the life of the plug.
You can find them wherever swimming supplies are sold, but you can get them cheaper in your run-of-the-mill drug store. Speedo sells a little plastic box of two plugs for $1.99 or so. But check in the sleep-aids section of your drug store (probably even your supermarket.) They sell the same thing to use for noise reduction when you sleep. Last time I bought a box, it contained 24 plugs for $3.99, I believe. The Walgreens plugs were larger than the Speedo ones, so I actually make 3 plugs out of two, so I will end up getting 36 plugs out of those 24. (You can rip them apart and stick them back together like play-doh. You can make them any size or shape you want.)
I just had water get in my ears and not come out...I found that holding my nose and blowing pops my ears. I did that and the water came out.
I guess that's a hazard of turning!
