Comments on: How to stop the pain of swimmers ear infection? http://nycear.com/3921/how-to-stop-the-pain-of-swimmers-ear-infection/ Ear Nose and Throat Information for New York City Residents and Doctors Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:22:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mallimalar_2000 http://nycear.com/3921/how-to-stop-the-pain-of-swimmers-ear-infection/comment-page-1/#comment-745 mallimalar_2000 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:12:46 +0000 http://nycear.com/3921/how-to-stop-the-pain-of-swimmers-ear-infection/#comment-745 (m) how to Prevent External Otitis You may be able to prevent external otitis by using acid alcohol drops after you've finished swimming for the day. (You shouldn't use these drops if you have ear tubes or a hole in your eardrum.) It's also a good idea to dry your ears thoroughly with a clean towel after swimming, bathing, or showering. Keep all objects out of your ear canals — including cotton-tipped applicators or bobby pins and even earplugs — unless your doctor has told you it's OK to use them. Avoiding swims in polluted water also reduces your risk of infection. How Is External Otitis Treated? If you think you have external otitis, you should see your doctor. This is the fastest way to relieve the ear pain and to prevent the spread of infection. Your doctor's treatment for external otitis will depend on how severe the pain and the infection are. For milder infections, your doctor may prescribe only eardrops containing antibiotics or corticosteroids. These will help fight the infection and reduce swelling of the ear canal. For full treatment, eardrops are usually given several times a day for 7 to 10 days. If the opening into your ear is narrowed by swelling, your doctor may clean your ear and insert a cotton wick into your ear canal to help carry eardrops into the ear more effectively. If you have a severe infection, he or she may give you antibiotics to take by mouth as well. Your doctor may take a culture of the discharge from your ear to help identify what type of germ is causing the infection. (m)

how to Prevent External Otitis

You may be able to prevent external otitis by using acid alcohol drops after you’ve finished swimming for the day. (You shouldn’t use these drops if you have ear tubes or a hole in your eardrum.) It’s also a good idea to dry your ears thoroughly with a clean towel after swimming, bathing, or showering.

Keep all objects out of your ear canals — including cotton-tipped applicators or bobby pins and even earplugs — unless your doctor has told you it’s OK to use them. Avoiding swims in polluted water also reduces your risk of infection.

How Is External Otitis Treated?
If you think you have external otitis, you should see your doctor. This is the fastest way to relieve the ear pain and to prevent the spread of infection.

Your doctor’s treatment for external otitis will depend on how severe the pain and the infection are. For milder infections, your doctor may prescribe only eardrops containing antibiotics or corticosteroids. These will help fight the infection and reduce swelling of the ear canal. For full treatment, eardrops are usually given several times a day for 7 to 10 days.

If the opening into your ear is narrowed by swelling, your doctor may clean your ear and insert a cotton wick into your ear canal to help carry eardrops into the ear more effectively. If you have a severe infection, he or she may give you antibiotics to take by mouth as well. Your doctor may take a culture of the discharge from your ear to help identify what type of germ is causing the infection.

]]> By: luv2lotto http://nycear.com/3921/how-to-stop-the-pain-of-swimmers-ear-infection/comment-page-1/#comment-744 luv2lotto Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:39:23 +0000 http://nycear.com/3921/how-to-stop-the-pain-of-swimmers-ear-infection/#comment-744 You can actually put a few drops of virgin olive oil in your ear. Our pediatrician recommends it, we use it on all 3 of our children. They ask for it now when they have an earache, so I know it works. You can actually put a few drops of virgin olive oil in your ear. Our pediatrician recommends it, we use it on all 3 of our children. They ask for it now when they have an earache, so I know it works.

]]> By: Yvette http://nycear.com/3921/how-to-stop-the-pain-of-swimmers-ear-infection/comment-page-1/#comment-743 Yvette Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:07:18 +0000 http://nycear.com/3921/how-to-stop-the-pain-of-swimmers-ear-infection/#comment-743 my dad uses ear plugs when ge goes swimming. but why don't you try putting some vapor rub on a piece of cotton and put it in your ear. Old remedy my grandmother use to do when i or my sisters had ear aches. my dad uses ear plugs when ge goes swimming. but why don’t you try putting some vapor rub on a piece of cotton and put it in your ear. Old remedy my grandmother use to do when i or my sisters had ear aches.

]]> By: TARHEEL http://nycear.com/3921/how-to-stop-the-pain-of-swimmers-ear-infection/comment-page-1/#comment-742 TARHEEL Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:19:50 +0000 http://nycear.com/3921/how-to-stop-the-pain-of-swimmers-ear-infection/#comment-742 I feel your pain I wish I could give you some advice but since your pregnant theres not really any medication that could help. The dr. had to give me percacet to help with the pain in my ear. Mine was so bad it had swollen my jaw and I had to actually get an iv to help with my pain. Im sorry your having to go through all the pain. Good luck with it and I hope you to a speedy recovery. I feel your pain I wish I could give you some advice but since your pregnant theres not really any medication that could help. The dr. had to give me percacet to help with the pain in my ear. Mine was so bad it had swollen my jaw and I had to actually get an iv to help with my pain. Im sorry your having to go through all the pain. Good luck with it and I hope you to a speedy recovery.

]]> By: mistique1818 http://nycear.com/3921/how-to-stop-the-pain-of-swimmers-ear-infection/comment-page-1/#comment-741 mistique1818 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:17:23 +0000 http://nycear.com/3921/how-to-stop-the-pain-of-swimmers-ear-infection/#comment-741 Place cold compresses on your neck just under the ear and alternate with warm compresses, It will reduce the swelling that is causing the pain. and congats on the Baby! Place cold compresses on your neck just under the ear and alternate with warm compresses, It will reduce the swelling that is causing the pain. and congats on the Baby!

]]> By: ginger13 http://nycear.com/3921/how-to-stop-the-pain-of-swimmers-ear-infection/comment-page-1/#comment-740 ginger13 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:44:31 +0000 http://nycear.com/3921/how-to-stop-the-pain-of-swimmers-ear-infection/#comment-740 Take warm olive oil, dip it on a cottoball and place it in your ear. It should soothe your pain. Call your Doctor, you should not be in so much pain. Take warm olive oil, dip it on a cottoball and place it in your ear. It should soothe your pain. Call your Doctor, you should not be in so much pain.

]]> By: jacksfullhouse http://nycear.com/3921/how-to-stop-the-pain-of-swimmers-ear-infection/comment-page-1/#comment-739 jacksfullhouse Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:47:29 +0000 http://nycear.com/3921/how-to-stop-the-pain-of-swimmers-ear-infection/#comment-739 Get your hairdryer and set it to warm and let it blow in your ear, it feels good and masks the pain. Don't put it too close to where it starts burning, obviously, but just kinda wave it back and forth into your ear. Get your hairdryer and set it to warm and let it blow in your ear, it feels good and masks the pain. Don’t put it too close to where it starts burning, obviously, but just kinda wave it back and forth into your ear.

]]> By: IndigoBlue http://nycear.com/3921/how-to-stop-the-pain-of-swimmers-ear-infection/comment-page-1/#comment-738 IndigoBlue Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:02:38 +0000 http://nycear.com/3921/how-to-stop-the-pain-of-swimmers-ear-infection/#comment-738 Sometimes I blow a warm, not hot, hairdryer in my ear. It dries out any liquid and the heat feels good. ?Two Ibuprofen may help too! Sometimes I blow a warm, not hot, hairdryer in my ear. It dries out any liquid and the heat feels good. ?Two Ibuprofen may help too!

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