4hw.com.cn: swimming is a very popular sport in summer. Swimming in summer can not only reduce summer heat but also exercise. However, many people will have water in their ears when swimming, and they will suffer from otitis media if they don't pay attention to hygiene. How to solve the problem?
Summer is a good time for swimming, so many people will choose to go swimming and exercise, or those who want to learn to swim in summer. But we will find that when we swim, our ears are always flooded. It's really frustrating to let the water flow into your ears accidentally. It's hard to hear the hum. It's also painful to be semi deaf. And the water in the swimming pool will also cause some damage to the inner wall of our fragile ears, and even cause eardrum inflammation. So what is the solution to the problem of water in ears.
Why do you get water?
In fact, it's a normal thing to have water in your ears. When you swim, you have to bury your head in the water. How can it be without water? So there's no fuss, just clean it.
Moreover, even if the ear into the water will not be too deep, certainly not from the ear into the brain.
The ear consists of the outer ear, the middle ear and the inner ear. There's a barrier between your outer ear canal and your middle ear called the tympanic membrane, so it's hard to get water into your middle ear.
Then why is it difficult to get water in and out?
After entering the narrow external auditory canal, water forms a barrier due to tension, which divides the external auditory canal into two sections. In addition, the gravity effect of water makes the pressure between the water barrier and the tympanic membrane produce a side pressure, and the barrier maintains the pressure balance on both sides.
So you find it hard to get out of the water when you pat your head, but sometimes you open your mouth a few times and the water comes out.
Solution to water in swimming ears
1. You can tilt your head and let the water in your ears face down. The body does jumping exercises, so that the water drops can be shaken out well. Until you can feel the water coming out. This effect is very good, in most cases, 90% of the water can easily flow out of the ear.
2. If this method can't bring out the water from the deep ear well. We can add 4-5 drops of water with a burette. Then keep the front movement. In this way, the water that was stuck should come out with the newly added water.
3. If none of the above methods can discharge the water well, you can lie down directly, and then lie down with the ear of water flowing downward. Or there can be a small ball of cotton to block the ear, and the water will be absorbed on the cotton ball automatically. If you can't discharge the water smoothly, you should see a doctor in time.
The influence of water in swimming ears
1. Because the water in the swimming pool does not know whether its disinfection standard is qualified or not, some water in the swimming pool will damage the external auditory canal of the ear when it enters the ear. The fat protective layer of the outer ear canal and the skin of the ear canal are easy to be infected by bacteria and molds, thus suffering from inflammation of the outer ear.
2. The compounds added in the water of swimming pool can also easily lead to the occurrence of ear sensitivity or the deterioration of ear inflammation.
3. The ears can't be cleaned in time after entering water, which will also make the ears moist and become an ideal space for bacteria reproduction. This leads to inflammation.
How to protect ears when swimming 1. We can wear earplugs directly when swimming, which can effectively prevent ears from entering the water. Especially for those who learn swimming for the first time, they should wear earplugs. Otherwise, long-term water inflow into the ear will cause water pressure to damage the eardrum and cause inflammation.
2. If it is a sensitive constitution, after the ears are flooded, the ears should be cleaned up with water in time. Turn your head to the ear on the water side, stamp the leg in the opposite direction, and pull the earlobe with your hand to let the water flow out of your ear.
3. Since most people need to take a bath after swimming, you can use a hair dryer to dry the water in your ears directly at this time.