My son thomas who is 13 picked up swimmers ear at a swim camp in Barcelona in October 2006. Since then he has hardly been able to train. He went back to training this week after a fornight of anti-biotic ear drops, he swam Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,Friday and on Sunday had to come out of the pool as his ears are sore. I have had ear plugs made for him but water is still getting into his ears. He is so desperate to keep on swimming but I don't know what else to do. His ears are so dry inside and I have been putting almond oil in them to them lubricated. Can anyone help us please.
If you're prone to swimmer's ear, then you need to just tote around some alcohol drops to put in your ear after you swim. The key is to get all of the water out of the ear after you swim.
I ended up with swimmer's ear last week for a couple of days. Not a whole lot of fun.
Also, make sure you see a doctor to be sure that this is being diagnosed correctly. Only a doctor can really tell you if it's really swimmer's ear (otitis exterus, or outer ear infaction), or a middle ear infection (otitis media).
Outer ear infections are treated with antibiotic ear drops, because it's an infection on the outside of the eardrum (timpanic membrane). If there is a middle ear infection (behind the eardrum), then you need to be on oral antibiotics.
Also, if you're "at risk" for swimmer's ear, don't do things like use Q-tips in your ears. That can irritate the skin inside the ear canal, and increase the risk of infection.
-Rick
If you're prone to swimmer's ear, then you need to just tote around some alcohol drops to put in your ear after you swim. The key is to get all of the water out of the ear after you swim.
I ended up with swimmer's ear last week for a couple of days. Not a whole lot of fun.
Also, make sure you see a doctor to be sure that this is being diagnosed correctly. Only a doctor can really tell you if it's really swimmer's ear (otitis exterus, or outer ear infaction), or a middle ear infection (otitis media).
Outer ear infections are treated with antibiotic ear drops, because it's an infection on the outside of the eardrum (timpanic membrane). If there is a middle ear infection (behind the eardrum), then you need to be on oral antibiotics.
Also, if you're "at risk" for swimmer's ear, don't do things like use Q-tips in your ears. That can irritate the skin inside the ear canal, and increase the risk of infection.
-Rick
