What should I do if my ears hurt after swimming?
1, acute otitis media should be treated by a doctor. It can be cured in about 10 to 14 days after taking the medicine. During this period, swimming should be prohibited, and special care should be taken when washing your hair to prevent water from entering your ears again.
2. When you feel itchy ears after swimming and feel blocked by foreign bodies, when you turn your head or pull your ears, you should first think of otitis externa, especially people with allergies, psoriasis, eczema or seborrheic dermatitis.
3. Wash the ear canal with a mixture of1:1alcohol and vinegar immediately after swimming to prevent infection. Alcohol can help remove water from the ear canal, while vinegar can change the pH value in the ear canal. 5 drops of 2% acetic acid each time, 3 times a day, 1 day, can change the pH value of external auditory canal. The treatment of otitis externa is local ear drops.
4. Clean up the infection and desquamation in the external auditory canal with attractive or dry cotton swabs, and then use 0.5% neomycin sulfate ear drops, which can effectively treat common infections, 5 drops each time, 1 3 times for 7 days, and add 1% hydrocortisone, which can reduce swelling and enhance the' effectiveness' of acetic acid.
5, in the first 24 ~ 48 hours of onset, dry hot compress helps to relieve pain and accelerate recovery. If local antibiotics are ineffective, oral anti-streptococcal antibiotics can be given for 7 days. External auditory canal furuncle should be allowed to rupture and drain itself.
6. The easiest way to deal with a headache after swimming is to raise your head as high as possible, which will aggravate the pain in your ears.
7. Cover your ears with a wrung hot towel every two hours 10~ 15 minutes.
8. Heat mineral oil or baby oil to a slight temperature, and slowly drip the oil into the ear canal with an ear dropper, but if you see or feel liquid coming out of your ear, don't drip the oil. It's actually good to have something coming out. When the eardrum is injured, it will discharge pus, which has a warning effect. Understand the source of pain, you can handle it well and recover soon.
9. Eat one or two cloves of garlic every day. Garlic has a natural antiviral effect and is a natural antibiotic. If you don't like fresh garlic, you can try garlic capsules, which are available in pharmacies and health food stores. Take painkillers. Take over-the-counter painkillers.
If your symptoms are just beginning, you just need to go to the drugstore to buy some medicine, but if it is a long-term earache, it is recommended to have a comprehensive examination, which is also convenient for doctors to better prescribe the right medicine. In addition, you should pay attention to prevent water from entering your ears when taking a bath.