Swimmers Ear
As many of you are spending more time in pools or lakes to beat this summers heat, we are seeing more patients presenting with swimmers. Especially in kids.
Swimmer's Ear, known to doctors as acute otitis externa, is an inflammation of the external ear canal and is typically caused by a bacterial infection. Symptoms may include discharge, pain, tenderness, redness and swelling of the ear canal.
Being in a warm, humid environment for extended periods of time increase the likelihood of contracting swimmers ear. You and your family can reduce your risk of infection by using a bathing cap or ear plugs. The risk increases the longer you are in the pool. Dry your ears thoroughly when you get out of the pool, even if you will be
going back in.
Getting your Atlas (or C1, the vertebrae under the skull at the top of the neck) adjusted helps the ear to train and prevent infection.
Also, leave earwax in your ear. It protects the ear canal from infection.
"Watching Your Back,"
Your Health Coach,
Dr. Ross Coccimiglio
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Austin, TX 78730