How to prevent water from entering your ears when swimming?
When we are swimming, playing, bathing and washing our hair, our ears are prone to water. Chemicals such as shampoo and shower gel enter our ears with water. After water enters the ear, the water enters the narrow external auditory canal and forms a barrier due to tension, dividing the external auditory canal into two sections. In addition, the gravity of water creates a secondary pressure between the water barrier and the eardrum. When water does not flow out easily, the secondary pressure maintains the pressure balance on both sides of the barrier. If there is a large earwax blockage, it is more difficult for water to flow out after entering the ear.
After getting water into the ears, there will be symptoms such as hearing loss and dizziness, which makes people very uncomfortable. In order to drain the water as soon as possible, some people ignore hygiene and directly use unclean tools such as clips, match sticks, small keys, etc. to dig the ears. This will easily damage the ears and eardrums for the naturally delicate ears, causing external otitis, external otitis, otitis media, cerumen obstruction, tympanitis, suppurative otitis media, etc.
1. One-legged jumping method
Tilt the head to the side of the ear where the water enters, use one foot as a support, jump on one foot, and pull the ear with your hands. Using gravity, the water flows down.
This method is simple and easy to implement, and it works quickly.
2. Active external auditory canal method
By pulling the auricle by hand, or continuously pressing the auricle with the palm of the hand, and repeatedly opening the mouth to keep the temporomandibular joint moving, the skin of the external auditory canal can be continuously moved up and down, left and right, or the stability of the water barrier and the stability of the pressure can be changed. Water can flow out of the external auditory canal.
This method mainly achieves the purpose of letting water flow out by changing the stability of the water barrier and the stability of the pressure. This method is still relatively scientific and well-founded. You can try it when you encounter the problem of water entering your ears.
3. External auditory canal cleaning method
Gently stick the sterilized absorbent cotton or thin cotton swab into the ear. When the cotton swab touches the water, the cotton swab can absorb the water.
Remind you to pay attention to hygiene when using cotton swabs, try to use wooden rods, and avoid plastic rods. Because plastic rods are easier to fall off, if they are detached from the ears, the consequences will be more serious.
Step 4: Sleep on your back
Lie on your side on the bed in your usual side sleeping position, and then smash your head sideways against the pillow. The water in your ears will gush out due to inertia.
Be careful and pay attention to the force when smashing your head into the pillow. Remind you that it is best to use a soft pillow, so that the damage to the head and ears will be greatly reduced.
Prevent inflammation after getting water into the ears
Improper handling of water in the ear can easily cause inflammation. In order to prevent inflammation, we can put an equal amount of alcohol and distilled white vinegar into a dropper, and then put a few drops on the affected part of the ear. In order to make it reach the confused part, you can gently pull the ear back and forth a few times to straighten the ear canal.
Attention: This method is not suitable for patients with tympanic membrane perforation.
If the ear is really inflamed after getting water, you should go to the hospital in time. Don't use cotton swabs to dig the ear, otherwise if the infection is serious, it will cause many complications. If the bacteria damage the nerves, it is easy to face paralysis; invade the inner ear, it will cause dizziness; once it enters the skull, it may cause brain abscess, meningitis, and even life-threatening.
In normal times, we should also pay attention to the health care of our ears. How should we deal with the problem of earwax? You may wish to try the following methods:
1. Use a dropper to drop a few drops of baby oil into the ear, twice a day, for 2 to 3 consecutive days, to soften the earwax.
2. If it still can't come out, you can add some warm water to the small sphere sprinkler, turn your head to one side, and gently spray some warm water, and the earwax can be discharged.
