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
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I returned on Tueday. It is going well. Glad to be back in the pool. My cold is totally gone. I am not sure if my ear is cleared yet. HMMMMMMMM. I may go to the same walk in clinic tomorrow to check. I bought some Auro Dri. You can feel it cooling off.
I have a way to go with my swimming but it is sure coming along. I hate the earplug in the one ear as I cannot hear the coach. So I am hoping the hair dryer in the ear and the auro dri do the trick
Good luck to you
Katie
If you want to try another home made recipe, my Dr suggested this:
Equal parts isopropyl alcohol (91% not the 70%) and vinegar. Add to it Boric Acid until the Boric Acid no longer goes into solution (precipitates on the bottom of the bottle). When you put the drop into your ear, don't shake the bottle and don't siphon up the Boric acid from the bottom. Put a few drops in each ear keeping your head level with the ground. Hold for about a minute and repeat with the other ear. The "logic" for this is that the organisms causing the infection like a wet and basic environment. The alcohol acts as an astrigent, the vinegar is acidic (acetic acid) and the Boric acid acts as an antiseptic and insecticide (plus it is acidic also).
I used this for about 2 years but it never completely worked (the ear aches came back eventually).
Auro Dri is isopropyl and glycerine by the way.
Glad you're back in the "swim of things" so to speak.
Swan
Swan
Swan
I returned on Tueday. It is going well. Glad to be back in the pool. My cold is totally gone. I am not sure if my ear is cleared yet. HMMMMMMMM. I may go to the same walk in clinic tomorrow to check. I bought some Auro Dri. You can feel it cooling off.
I have a way to go with my swimming but it is sure coming along. I hate the earplug in the one ear as I cannot hear the coach. So I am hoping the hair dryer in the ear and the auro dri do the trick
Good luck to you
Katie
If you want to try another home made recipe, my Dr suggested this:
Equal parts isopropyl alcohol (91% not the 70%) and vinegar. Add to it Boric Acid until the Boric Acid no longer goes into solution (precipitates on the bottom of the bottle). When you put the drop into your ear, don't shake the bottle and don't siphon up the Boric acid from the bottom. Put a few drops in each ear keeping your head level with the ground. Hold for about a minute and repeat with the other ear. The "logic" for this is that the organisms causing the infection like a wet and basic environment. The alcohol acts as an astrigent, the vinegar is acidic (acetic acid) and the Boric acid acts as an antiseptic and insecticide (plus it is acidic also).
I used this for about 2 years but it never completely worked (the ear aches came back eventually).
Auro Dri is isopropyl and glycerine by the way.
Glad you're back in the "swim of things" so to speak.
Swan
Swan
