Post 2 of 17 views. Cotton balls in your ears, then a swim cap, might work. A ruptured ear drum sounds painful! I hope it heals soon : maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine currently injured and using swimsuits only to lay outside playing Porch Illustrated. If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
Lazy Ben. Post 3 of 17 views. Take the 2 weeks out now, it won't hurt you and you can use the time gained to focus on one of the other sports. Much better to get this healed up than to drag it out and face a bigger layoff or worse problem down the line.
Forget speedwork. Speedwork is the icing on the cake and you don't have a cake yet. Really need to just stay our and let it heal [ In reply to ] Quote Reply. Post 4 of 17 views. Post 5 of 17 views. Someone who swims at Stanford Masters ruptured his eardrum a couple of weeks ago. I don't think he swam for the 2 weeks immediately following the incident but he was out of town too. Go ask your doctor or maybe see another one to find out about the ear plug.
Good luck. Post 6 of 17 views. Look at the long term. Do you want to risk losing some of your hearing? Listen to the Doc.
Post 7 of 17 views. Call them and ask them if they can make you a custom swimmer's plug in 48 hours or less. Some can even make it in their own office the same they, but some need to send an impression to the lab typically out of town.
I would definitely advise against swimming with anything short of the custom plug. You do not risk a hearing loss as some have suggested, but if cold water penetrates into the middle ear severe dizziness and loss of orientation will occur.
In open water that may be fatal, but in the pool somebody will likely help you. Post 8 of 17 views. I totally understand how you feel that missing two weeks of swimming can put you in a panic. I ruptured an ear drum a few years ago as I had an inner ear infection I was not aware of then went on a plane I also could not shower or swim Please do not fool around with this.
Your frustration is understandble, it being your first IM, but if you are doing it 'to finish' dont sweat it. Also the swim is a warm up for the rest of the day! Tri tri again. Post 9 of 17 views. Hi Beanbro, I may not be much of an expert on triathlon yet, but if there is something i can help with Sounds silly, I know, but I've lived with ear problems forEVER and they are definitely nothing that needs to slow you down. Here are some thoughts Pressure changes caused by diving can cause additional injury to a perforated eardrum.
This is true even if you are wearing an earplug. Speak with your doctor about options for closing the hole in your eardrum. A paper eardrum patch can speed healing, and surgical tissue grafts can close a persistent hole.
Take any medication prescribed by your doctor to prevent infection or treat your burst eardrum. Let your doctor know immediately if dirty water enters your ear canal.
Sandra Ketcham has nearly two decades of experience writing and editing for major websites and magazines. A perforated or burst eardrum is a hole in the eardrum.
It'll usually heal within a few weeks and might not need any treatment. But it's a good idea to see a GP if you think your eardrum has burst, as it can cause problems such as ear infections. Signs of a perforated eardrum, or an ear infection caused by a perforated eardrum, include:. The symptoms will usually pass once your eardrum has healed or any infection has been treated. Tympanoplasty Open pop-up dialog box Close. Tympanoplasty In some cases, your surgeon treats a ruptured eardrum with a procedure called tympanoplasty.
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