Tips to remove water from the ear

Swimmers need to take utmost care of their ears, as the risk of infection is greater. Try these simple remedies as it has proven beneficial for swimmers ear:

• Use the warm setting of a hair dryer for 30 seconds. It helps, but keep it away from the ears.
  
  
  

• A warm towel or heating pad is beneficial.

• Rub petroleum jelly on a cotton ball and plug your ears.

• Try an over-the-counter ear drop for an infection.

• Ear drops of white vinegar and alcohol in equal parts act as a bacteriostatic agent.

• Wear an ear plug, the next time, you swim. Always swim on the surface, to facilitate less water entering your ears.

• Avoid swabbing the ear wax, as it protects the canal from moisture, by acting as a coating.

• Tilt your head in such a way, that the clogged ear is up. Pour 2 drops of alcohol and straighten the canal by pulling the pinna. Then, tilt it the otherway, thereby bringing the alcohol out.