Should You Go Swimming with Earache?
In General, Swimming with a Middle Ear Infection (While Under Treatment) Is Not a Problem, According to Natalie Roberge, M. D. , an Ear, Nose and Throat (Ent)...
In general, swimming with a middle ear infection (while under treatment) is not a problem, according to Natalie Roberge, M.D., an Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) specialist at Cook Children's. However, a child should stay out of the water for some time while experiencing swimmer's ear, also known as otitis externa.
What should you not do with an earache?
- do not put anything inside your ear, such as cotton buds.
- do not try to remove earwax.
- do not let water get inside your ear.
What hurts more swimmers ear or ear infection?
Patients with an ear infection will report “deeper” pain, and hearing loss is more common because of the infection's proximity to the eardrum. And, while drainage is more typical of swimmer's ear, it can be a symptom of either condition.
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