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Those who swim regularly are exposed to otitis externa. The
problem is observed more in summer but is seen all year round in swimming pool users.
The external auditory canal is swollen, inflamed, ear
pain is sometimes intense, or totally absent, reduced to slight discomfort or tickling. The patient has a feeling of blocked ear, and hearing may be impaired. If oozing
or discharge occurs, cultures often
bring up pseudomonas, commonly leading to the prescription of
antibiotic ear
drops, often unsuccessful. Sometimes inflammation spreads to the
middle ear and requires systemic antibiotics. This condition can
evolve with ups and
downs for years without a real solution.
Hence the interest of a preventive treatment to control the
situation.
Frequent, even daily ear rinses with lukewarm vinegar water are recommended
for those who suffer from this condition and usually solve the problem quickly.
In practice, you can use a cup of lukewarm water, for example bath water, which
is neither too hot nor too cold, to which you add a small amount (about one to
two tablespoons) of white vinegar. One easy technique is to use an empty
plastic shampoo bottle to add vinegar to a cup of lukewarm water.
This mixture can then be used to rinse ears repeatedly
with the rubber bulb intended for this
use and available in pharmacies.
This procedure has another advantage: it can remove earwax
and plugs that have formed, especially when you have used cotton swabs, another
cause of irritation of the ear canal and otitis externa ...
The picture below illustrates this description.
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