Middle Ear Problem

Former Member
Former Member
I have a chronically blocked Eustachian tube that causes fluid build-up in my middle ear. Finally had a tube put in but I'm to avoid getting water to the ear drum -- if possible. I have a custom-made ear plug that works in the shower but not in the pool. Water gets past it. I have a neoprene headband that helps but water still gets past it. And when it does my middle ear reacts and fills w/ fluid. You'd think that w/ all the swimming kids w/ tubes in their ears, somebody would have come up w/ a reliable way to keep water out. So Q: Recommendations for the best way to keep water out of ear canal and away from ear drum.