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post #21 of 23
11/30/10 at 9:19pm

I wont. I get swimmers ear very easily just from shower water (and of course a pool) and I get bad VERY painful infections I wont risk it with my baby.

 

Deanna

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post #22 of 23
1/1/11 at 8:52pm

It may be a different creature, but I can attest that just because it isnt' a "real" ear infection does not mean it does not hurt like a .... word I shouldn't say here in front of babies.  One of the worst pains of my life, up there with migraines.  Worse than childbirth, IMO.

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post #23 of 23
1/2/11 at 4:53am
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Originally Posted by savithny View Post

It may be a different creature, but I can attest that just because it isnt' a "real" ear infection does not mean it does not hurt like a .... word I shouldn't say here in front of babies.  One of the worst pains of my life, up there with migraines.  Worse than childbirth, IMO.



Absolutely! Swimmer's ear/tropical ear AKA otitis externa is horribly painful. And it certainly is a real ear infection. It usually occurs when the ear canal is moist for longer than normal providing a perfect environment for bacteria to thrive.

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/763918-overview

 

Some people certainly seem more prone to it than others though. I had it many times as a child and young adult. Apparently my ear canals are narrower and more bent than normal shrug.gif  

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