As I type this today, if I were to talk with you, your voice would all be muffled in my right ear. I believe this is due to some water stuck in my ear. A couple of days ago I began experience the sensation of water in my ear, then after yesterdays am swim it became even more noticable. I have the sensation of water rolling around in my ear. I have never had this problem before in my 48 years. No matter what I cant seem to get it to drain. Anyone know of an effective treatment? thanks in advance.
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Hi. This is my first post. I primarily read to learn, as I am a new swimmer working up to feeling ready to join the local Masters group. But swimmer's ear is something I know a little bit about! When I started swimming last summer (at 38!) I instantly got a raging case of swimmer's ear that was resistant to alcohol/glycerine drops, hair dryers and ultimately was only beaten into submission by antibiotic drops and banishment to dry land for 2 weeks. I found a device called the Sahara Dry Ear on Amazon and bought it. It is a little handheld widget that directs warm air into directly into the ear canal and vents the moisture out. It totally dries your ear in about 90 seconds. I feel like a super nerd, with my inhaler and my stuffy nose and my special ear dryer, but I haven't had any problems at all with swimmer's ear since. It is a bit spendy, but if it saves you from paying for doctor's visits when nothing else works, and from having to stay out of the pool for cumulative weeks, then it is worth the money in my book!
Willow
Hi. This is my first post. I primarily read to learn, as I am a new swimmer working up to feeling ready to join the local Masters group. But swimmer's ear is something I know a little bit about! When I started swimming last summer (at 38!) I instantly got a raging case of swimmer's ear that was resistant to alcohol/glycerine drops, hair dryers and ultimately was only beaten into submission by antibiotic drops and banishment to dry land for 2 weeks. I found a device called the Sahara Dry Ear on Amazon and bought it. It is a little handheld widget that directs warm air into directly into the ear canal and vents the moisture out. It totally dries your ear in about 90 seconds. I feel like a super nerd, with my inhaler and my stuffy nose and my special ear dryer, but I haven't had any problems at all with swimmer's ear since. It is a bit spendy, but if it saves you from paying for doctor's visits when nothing else works, and from having to stay out of the pool for cumulative weeks, then it is worth the money in my book!
Willow
