what is swimers ear? my sisters bf has a serious case of it and he said it is seriously bleeding inside what is it?
2006-08-23 06:35:26 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
swimmer's ear - is an infection of the ear canal, the tubular opening that carries sounds from the outside of the body to the eardrum. It can be caused by many different types of bacteria or fungi.
The infection commonly occurs in children who spend a lot of time in the water. Too much moisture in the ear can irritate and break down the skin in the canal, allowing bacteria or fungi to penetrate. In temperate climates, otitis externa occurs more frequently during the summer months, when swimming is more common.
But you don't have to swim to get swimmer's ear. Anything that causes a break in the skin of the ear canal can lead to an infection. Dry skin or eczema, scratching the ear canal, vigorous ear cleaning with cotton-tipped applicators, or inserting foreign objects like bobby pins or paper clips into the ear can all increase the risk of developing otitis externa. Sometimes, in a child with a middle ear infection, pus collected in the middle ear can drain into the ear canal through a hole in the eardrum and cause otitis externa to develop.
2006-08-23 06:42:55 · answer #1 · answered by kutskova29 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it is when water gets trapped in your ear and kinda infects it and causes serious pain and bleeding if serious. but it usually doesnt effect people who have swimmers eye unless the do stuff like diving
2006-08-23 06:42:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
i have only ever heard of it as having a little water in your ear but this sound much more serious than that.
2006-08-23 06:41:55 · answer #3 · answered by um yea hi 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I believe it is when water gets trapped in your ear.
2006-08-23 06:36:59 · answer #4 · answered by Short and sweet 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I wonder if it's as painful as tennis ball.
2006-08-23 06:48:19 · answer #5 · answered by Jabberwock 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋