While water usually drains naturally, a few tips can help speed things up and prevent swimmer’s ear, a common infection after swimming.
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Most pool-related illnesses won’t kill you, but no one wants to spend their vacation or a week of beautiful summer days in the bathroom.
Surfer’s ear is thought to affect around 68% of avid surfers.
Perhaps surprisingly, it’s possible to get swimmer’s ear without a dip in the pool, lake or ocean. Two doctors explain what this painful infection is and how to get rid of it.
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Senior Lecturer in Audiology, The University of Melbourne; Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Associate Clinical Professor of Otology and Neurotology, University of Florida
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Assistant Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology, University of Florida
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Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol
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Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Quinnipiac University