The #1 Worst Thing to Do for Ear Pain (Best Way to Avoid Swimmer’s Ear)

If you liked this short check out the full length video on Swimmers Ear Here (even more treatment tips and prevention)

Swimmer's ear, also known as otitis externa, is an infection of the ear canal. It occurs when water gets trapped in the ear, creating a moist environment that allows bacteria or fungi to grow. It's often characterized by pain, itching, redness, and discharge

Causes:

Scratch from an object put in the ear: cotton swab, headphones, fingers

Swimming regularly water can soften the ear canal skin and germs can enter the skin tissue more easily

Hearing aid use- can damage ear canal skin

Symptoms:

Pain inside the ear

Itching

Fluid or puss leaking from ear

Decreased hearing

Preventing swimmer's ear is crucial to enjoying your time in the water without discomfort. Here are some effective prevention tips:

Keep your ears as dry as possible. Use a swim cap or earplugs to block water from entering your ears.
After swimming, tilt your head to each side to help drain water from your ears, and yes you can even use a blowdryer on low
Gently dry your ears with a towel
Use OTC drops- contain alcohol or vinegar and can help prevent infection
Avoid inserting cotton swabs or other objects into your ear canal, as they can damage the delicate skin and push debris further inside."
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If you do develop swimmer's ear, it's important to manage it promptly. Here are some steps to take:
Avoid scratching or inserting objects into your ear, as it can worsen the infection or cause damage.
Over-the-counter ear drops can help relieve pain and inflammation. Follow the instructions carefully.
Avoid swimming or exposing your ear to water until the infection clears up.- keep ears dry
Seek treatment if nothing works or infection worsens, infection can spread to nearby tissue and bone and become very serious

[shouldiseeadoctor]

If you liked this short check out the full length video on Swimmers Ear Here (even more treatment tips and prevention)

[Sasha_Plygareva]

Not me using a q tip while watching this

[Jayyyy]

The video after this was “today we are trying ear candeling!”😂😂💀😭

[vietnamsaleh]

I know right! Like i don’t know why would someone put a candle in their ear to suck all the water out..

[artificialmofo]

Who saw the millisecond of someone swimming in the video

[Endtherinbetween]

as someone with scarring on my ear drums, it’s excruciating, sound hurts.
why would you want to risk something like what i have, some people just have perfectly normal ears and do this and damage them with stupidity yet i’m here and have been dealing with damaged ears since i was 6/7 for unknown reasons

it’s stupid to put something that can burn you like a candle in your ears

[Morgan_Sparrowriver]

We just used rubbing alcohol and put a drop or two in the ear and then tilted our head to get it out
Worked every time

[imdurk]

Bro swimmers ear is no joke I deadass contiplated self deletion cause the pain was that unbearable

[sophianunes-baptista]

Absolutely do not use ear candles, one time when I was a little kid I had an ear infection and my dad used an ear candle to help. But after a couple of minutes the candle kinda exploded and hot parts of it fell in my ear. It hurt so badly that I was screaming and running in a panicked state until my dad and grandma got me to the sink and water in my ear. We managed to get the parts but my ear was burned inside. Luckily it wasn’t that serious and it didn’t go so deep. But my ear was still burned for days, I’m never using another ear candle again.

[amiewilcox-smith]

I do I am hurting my ear hurts today 😢

[Molottogzz]

Me jumping back into the pool and it goes away

[texasag]

Running alcohol is to get water out. And candling is to get air out of your ear and is not toxic

[SirSlother]

I had swimmers ear and the drops were a cheat code

[OleaPocketMonsters]

Dude, its too late. I already have swimmwrs ear. Its not how to cure, its how to prevent

[danielvarela]

dude just put rubbing alcohol in yur ear... it immediately boils the water out. the alcohol boils with it, an yur left with a clean ear

[ShavonaHooper]

We use just press on ear from the outside and tilt our heads to the side and the water came right out or you hold your ear open and tilt your head to the side

[MISTERSASQUATCH]

I just went to the hospital and the doctor said if I’m going to be swimming deep I have to wear ear protection because as you swim deeper And you depressurize your ear water gets into your ear canal and they can become infected and swollen which is what happened to me because I did not wear ear protection So I’m not sure how true that is Are usually swim down to about 20 feet the most I think really good air protection will stop water from getting into my ear canal and causing another infection

[serina_wonder]

I have something in my ears and i think its water but its been there for about 5 days😢😢 what should i do should i go to the docters?

[GRXC]

The one time i actually agree with not using a Q tip bc it fr made it worse 😭😭 the pain bro...

[gix-o]

i always have this when swimming my solution is just put the same water in that ear then put ur head sideway were itll drain itself instantly