I think I saw some recommendations for ear plugs in old threads here. I have never used these, but wonder if I should. If you swim for many years and never use those, would it be likely to cause any problems to the ears? Thanks for participating the pool--oops, the poll. :)
I don't use plugs in the pool, but someone once told me that they are valuable for keeping you warm in open water when the water is cold. Something about some temp regulation component in the inner ear. It could've been a bunch of hogwash (i was a math major, so just trusted the biology was right) and I might just be suffering from a "placebo effect," but the only time I wear a cap or ear plugs is in cold open water and it seems to do the trick.
I don't use plugs in the pool, but someone once told me that they are valuable for keeping you warm in open water when the water is cold. Something about some temp regulation component in the inner ear. It could've been a bunch of hogwash (i was a math major, so just trusted the biology was right) and I might just be suffering from a "placebo effect," but the only time I wear a cap or ear plugs is in cold open water and it seems to do the trick.
