Swimmer's ear is an infection. You will have to see a doctor.

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The goal of taking care of swimmer's ear infection is to:

  • Clear the ear canal of accumulated debris.
  • Make the infection go away with antibiotics.
  • Reduce the inflammation
  • Take some pain relievers and
  • keep the ear canal dry.

No antibiotics or ear drops for inflammation over-the-counter

And removal of the debris is to be done by a healthcare professional.

The only thing you can do that is available over-the-counter are listed below. Use these to work out a relief for this swimmer's ear infection until you can see a doctor.


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Drying ear drops click to expand contents

Pain relievers click to expand contents

Antihistamine click to expand contents

Last updated by pharmacist on : 08/30/2018 at 07:39:pm

 

 

 


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Selection require a drying or soothing ear drops
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Selection require an anti-inflammatory pain reliever.
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Selection require an antihistamine.
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Selection require a warm compress
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Selection require you to seek urgent care clinic
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Symptoms require a drying or soothing ear drops and anti-inflammatory pain reliever
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Symptoms require a drying or soothing ear drops and antihistamine
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Symptoms require a drying or soothing ear drops and warm compress
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Symptoms require a drying or soothing ear drops and seek an urgent care clinic
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Symptoms require a anti-inflammatory pain reliever and antihistamine
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Symptoms require a anti-inflammatory pain reliever and warm compress
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Symptoms require a anti-inflammatory pain reliever and seek an urgent care clinic
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Symptoms require a antihistamine and warm compress
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Symptoms require an antihistamine and seek an urgent care clinic
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Symptoms require a warm compress and seek an urgent care clinic
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Symptoms require drying or soothing ear drops, anti-inflammatory pain reliever and a antihistamine
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Symptoms require drying or soothing ear drops, anti-inflammatory pain reliever and a warm compress
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Symptoms require drying or soothing ear drops, anti-inflammatory pain reliever and seek an urgent care clinic
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Symptoms require drying or soothing ear drops, antihistamine and a warm compress
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Symptoms require drying or soothing ear drops, antihistamine and seek an urgent care clinic
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Symptoms require drying or soothing ear drops, warm compress and seek an urgent care clinic
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Symptoms require anti-inflammatory pain reliever, antihistamine and a warm compress
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Symptoms require anti-inflammatory pain reliever, antihistamine and seek an urgent care clinic
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Symptoms require anti-inflammatory pain reliever, warm compress and seek an urgent care clinic
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Symptoms require antihistamine, warm compress and seek an urgent care clinic
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Symptoms require drying or soothing ear drops, anti-inflammatory pain reliever, antihistamine and a warm compress
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Symptoms require drying or soothing ear drops, anti-inflammatory pain reliever, antihistamine and seek an urgent care clinic
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Symptoms require drying or soothing ear drops, anti-inflammatory pain reliever, warm compress and seek an urgent care clinic
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Symptoms require drying or soothing ear drops, antihistamine, warm compress and seek an urgent care clinic
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Symptoms require anti-inflammatory pain reliever, antihistamine, warm compress and seek an urgent care clinic
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Symptoms require drying or soothing ear drops, anti-inflammatory pain reliever, antihistamine, warm compress and seek an urgent care clinic
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Something to prevent?

 

Preventive measures click to collapse contents


1. Get in the habit of using a drying ear drop after swimming.

2. A blow dryer set on low is helpful to dry out water after swimming.

 

All of these?
You must have this swimear really bad.
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None of these?
We must have left something out.

Please choose what you think closely relates to what you are experiencing and see what is recommended.

Ruptured eardrum?
You should seek the nearest urgent care or go to the emergency room.
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Ear Drops click to expand contents

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Warm Compress click to expand contents

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Last updated by pharmacist on 08/31/2018

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