So I went to the walkin clinic at lunch. My lovely cold has nothing to do with my very sore ear. Apparently I have a bad case of swimmers ear in my left ear. It has been bugging me for a while which is why I use an ear plug in it. The cold just made it feel worse. Apparently I have had it for a while and let it go way to long. So I have some strong ear drop antibiotics and NO SWIMMING FOR A WEEK. Then once back in the pool I am to use an ear plug.
I am soooooooooooo disapointed :violin:. My ear is very sore, I am not feeling well with the cold and I am just in a whiny cranky pathetic mood. I feel bad for missing a week of swimming. What will I do with all that extra sleep?
Has anyone else had a bad case of swimmers ear?:sad:
Katie
I used to get it really bad when I was a kid... practiced in the morning at the summer pool then stayed at the pool all day (either playing or lifeguarding when I was a little older). I think between the humidity and being in and out of the water all day, my ears just never dried out. Definitely definitely stay out the water as the doctor says and get rid of it completely.
Knock on wood, no problems as an adult, but I am a neurotic head shaker. Not only do I jump up and down in the locker room ridiculously after practice, but during practice, at the end of nearly every repeat, I shake the water out of my ears before taking off for the next set. I didn't realize I did it quite so often until yesterday morning. I was swimming on my own on the far side of the pool and a friend was teaching water aerobics on the other side. After I finished up, she said, "I was wondering who that was swimming over there, until I saw you shake your head..." :)
I am probably killing vast numbers of brain cells. Perhaps my frequent key loss is connected?
I used to get it really bad when I was a kid... practiced in the morning at the summer pool then stayed at the pool all day (either playing or lifeguarding when I was a little older). I think between the humidity and being in and out of the water all day, my ears just never dried out. Definitely definitely stay out the water as the doctor says and get rid of it completely.
Knock on wood, no problems as an adult, but I am a neurotic head shaker. Not only do I jump up and down in the locker room ridiculously after practice, but during practice, at the end of nearly every repeat, I shake the water out of my ears before taking off for the next set. I didn't realize I did it quite so often until yesterday morning. I was swimming on my own on the far side of the pool and a friend was teaching water aerobics on the other side. After I finished up, she said, "I was wondering who that was swimming over there, until I saw you shake your head..." :)
I am probably killing vast numbers of brain cells. Perhaps my frequent key loss is connected?
