Water in the ear...

[heelsfaninpa]

Okay, this might sound a little dumb and really show my inexperience, but I am having a devil of a time getting the water our of my ears. I dove on Saturday (7/7/07) and I still have water in my ears. The only thing I have tried, so far, is using "Swimmers Ear". It seems to work for a little bit of water in the ears, but not for a lot of water.

Are there any other methods that might work to get the water out of the ears? I really find it annoying and I dont want to get an ear infection.

Any suggestions would be wonderful!

Thanks,
Frankie

[acelockco]

I usually don't have any problem myself. I don't know if this will help or not either. Anyway, I usually make sure I fill my ears up with nice fresh shower water after the dive then tip my head to drain. I do this a few times per ear. I figure it will get the "bad" water out and flush it away with the highly clorinated water my town provides.

Lets hope that I never have a problem either.

hope that helped.

[BamaCaveDiver]

You might try some ear beer, a 50-50 mixture of plain isoprpyl alcohol and white vinegar. The acidic vinegar kills any nasties haging out in the ear canal while the alcohol acts as a drying agent. A lot cheaper than the commercial Swimmer's Ear, and a lot of folks claim it works better. I have used both and like the results I get from the ear beer a lot better, but as with most things of this nature YMMV. In really nasty water I use it both before and after a dive and have yet to have any problems with my ears.

[acelockco]

Nice name for the stuff. LOL

Anyway, how long does the stuff you mix up seem to last? Figuring it will be sitting in a dive bag on a hot boat deck at times. I bet it smells great...

[lottie]

I'm afraid I can't help with trying to get water out of your ear. I have also heard about 'ear beer' but putting alcohol in my ear doesn't sound like a good thing (no pun intended )

I feel your pain and hope it gets better soon.

[hbh2oguard]

I've been to a ENS(ears, nose, throat) specialist when I was a full time swimmer and he even said the 50/50 mix is fine to use.