Swimmer's Ear??

no it won't resolve on its own and might get worse. The best thing I have found from my own experience is drops made up from a 50-50 solution of water and white vinegar. Just a effective as perscription drops and it can also be used as a preventative. Just keep things out of the ears. No ear plugs and no qtips it will only make the condition worse.

My daughter was on the swim team and she too would get that...the drops are good...very important to dry the ear...a blow dryer after swimming helps!

Good Luck!
A.
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I had Swimmer's Ear when I was in Junior High. It hurt so bad! But since Swimmer's Ear is usually not caused by a bacteria infection, I believe it will clear up on its own. At least it did for me in about 2 days.

sounds like it might be swimmer's ear. Water gets into the ear canal and causes an infection. You can tell if it is swimmer's ear by exquisite tenderness to the tragus- the little thick flap-like protrusion that you can press on to close the ear canal. Even pulling on the ear lobe of someone with swimmer's ear causes pain.

If it's an inner ear infection, it will hurt further in and touching the ear, earlobe or tragus won't change the pain. She could also have what's called an external ear infection... (which actually may be the same thing as swimmer's ear-- I'm not sure on that)

If it's swimmer's ear, they give ear drops that really do help it... and you keep the ear drops in case it happens again.

Some of my friends put rubbing alcohol drops in their children's ears after swimming to help evaporate any water still in there, to help prevent swimmer's ear.

If it's an inner ear infection, they need antibiotics- no question about that.

Since this is the first instance, you'll probably have to go to the doctor to get a diagnosis for swimmer's ear. Afterwards, if it happens again, you can always say- "she has had this before, it hurts when you touch her ear, I think it's swimmer's ear, we're out of drops, can we get a prescription..." etc.

We learned to swim in a lake so the automatic was to put a couple of drops of rubbing alcohol in each ear when we got home. It kept water from remaining in the ear and dries up really fast. I did the same with my children when they got home from swimming whether pool or lake and we managed not to have the problem.

C.....You put 2 drops of alcohol in each ear when she finishes swimming. It dries up the water. That's what I do and it works fine. M. B.

Ear plugs are good to use if Swimmer's Ear is a problem. Make sure it doesn't turn into an infection!!

They make drops for it. I actually believe it's called Swimmers Ear, or something similar. If you can't get to the store tonight(or they don't make the drops anymore), just use plain old hydrogen peroxide. Put some on a cotton ball and put about 4 drops in her ear. Let it sit for maybe 5-10 minutes (she'll need to lay on her side), then do the other side. Make sure you give each ear adequate time to drain. It should work. I used to get swimmers ear ALL the time when I was a kid. It's not the end of the world. I never wore earplugs b/c I hated the way they felt. So, every time I swam (which was every day) I had to use the drops.

Mix 1pt rubbing alcohol with 1pt hydrogen peroxide and put a couple drops in each ear after swimming. It will dry out any water. If that doesn't help, use ear plugs.

Swimmers ear drops can be baught over the counter I believe. They work.

My 6 year old son just had this same issue 2 weeks ago. I tried the over the counter stuff, it did not work so I called the doctor and she called him in a perscription. After 48 hours he was fine to go swimming again. He could also swim while on the drops with ear plugs. I found the wax ones you mold to fit the ear work the best!
Good Luck and hope it helps

A.

there are drops for swimmers ear that air's out the water in the ear canal. My son has had swimmers ear that has turned to infection so make sure that you can get the ear to dry out other wise it will progress. Good luck

There is a produc t called swimmers ear, it is droplets that you put in the ear after swimming and it dries up all the water

Hi C. ~

I have had recurring Swimmer's Ear for years, and it doesn't resolve itself. It can also become extremely painful if left untreated. The second time I had it, my ear canal abscessed and ruptured within 12 hours of mu first symptom. Not fun!

The funny thing is that I was a swimmer all my life, and I never had Swimmer's Ear until long after I had stopped swimming regularly. The condition is actually Otitis Externa, an ear infection of the outer ear (the ear canal), It is caused by a fungus, and it usually doesn't go away completely. From what I understand, once you have it, it can flare up any time.

Please take your daughter to her doctor. They will prescribe antibiotic ear drops, and possibly another drop to numb the pain. "Swimmer's Ear" is a cute little name for a very painful condition.