It's a common problem in our life to swim with water in our ears. Don't underestimate the water in our ears. If we don't handle it well, it will easily lead to otitis media and other problems. So, how to protect your ears when swimming? Let's take a look at it with Sihai net.
How to protect ears when swimming 1. Physical examination before swimming
Physical examination is recommended before swimming. This is to check whether the body can swim. For example, people with otitis media should not swim. If water enters, it may aggravate the condition.
(2) clean cerumen in ear in time
There is a kind of gland called cerumen gland in the outer ear canal. The secretion is cerumen. Too much cerumen is accumulated in the outer ear canal. In addition, when the ears are in water when swimming, the accumulated cerumen will expand when soaked in water, which may block the outer ear canal and affect the hearing. When this happens, the cerumen should be cleaned up in time. Pay attention not to dig out the ears with hard things such as ear scoop or matchstick Flower, it is better to use alkaline liquid to drop the ear, because cerumen is an acid substance. It can soften cerumen and drop it out automatically by dropping water or edible vegetable oil and other alkaline liquid.
2. When swimming (1) block the crossing of external ear
Before swimming in the water, you may as well plug the outer ear canal with a cotton ball coated with vaseline to prevent water from entering the ear and ear inflammation. In addition, there will be shops selling swimming equipment in better swimming pools, and there will be waterproof earplugs in the shops.
(2) pay attention to posture
When diving, pay attention to the posture and method, do not make the ear directly hit by water, so as to avoid tympanic membrane injury.
(3) don't dive
One of the biggest reasons for the water in the ears is that the head is completely immersed in the water. In fact, as long as you don't snorkel or reduce the number of snorkeling, this will greatly reduce the probability of water inflow. However, if you want to swim without diving, you need more skills.
(4) control time
Although the longer the swimming time is, in theory, the better, the longer the time is, the more water is expected to enter the ear. So the best swimming time is about 40 minutes, and then the water will be drained immediately.
3. After swimming, in case of water entering the ears accidentally, the water in the ears should be drained immediately to avoid other diseases.
(1) during drainage, the head tilts to one side of the accumulated water to make the water flow out naturally. If it doesn't flow out automatically, pat the head gently with the palm on the same side to make the water in the ear collide, the tension will naturally decrease, and the water can be discharged.
(2) you can also use a clean cotton swab to wipe the inner part of the ear, which can also achieve the purpose of drainage.
(3) generally, the water in the swimming pool is not very clean. It is recommended to disinfect the ears with alcohol after the water enters. If there is pain, it may be inflamed. It is better to see a doctor in time.
(4) do not pick the ear with your hand after it has been watered, which will cause ear infection.