Home Remedy For Swimmer Ear | |
| swimmer's ear (otitis externa) is an inflammation of the outer ear canal. The inflammation can sometimes lead to an infection that can be very painful. Swimmer's ear is fairly common, especially among teenagers and young adults. Despite its name, you don't have to be a swimmer to get swimmer's ear. It's often caused by excess moisture in the ear from swimming or even routine showering. |
Some Effective home Remedies are: |
Ingredients: Hair dryer
Instructions: Use the warm (never hot!) setting of your hair dryer and place it about an arm's length from the ear and slowly move it back and forth. Test it on your wrist after it has been running a while before using it on the ear. The warm air will evaporate any trapped water. | Ingredients: Alcohol, white vinegar
Instructions: Using equal parts of rubbing alcohol and distilled white vinegar. Put the mixture in a clean eyedropper bottle. The alcohol will kill germs and evaporate any water that's trapped in the ear. Use several drops after swimming. Tilt your head and pull your earlobe to get the mixture into the ear canal. This home remedy will help cure swimmer's ear or prevent it from happening in the first place. | | standing on one foot, the one that corresponds with the swimmer's ear, and with the swimmer's ear facing the floor, jump up and down. the water should drain out of your ear in about a minute or so. |
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