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Swimmer's ear

2018-06-12 04:57:16
My ears are blocked since two days after swimming. Can eardrops help get it out? What other measures should I take to clear my ear and to prevent it further.
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The symptoms could be due to wax or water entering and causing ear swelling. In either case get examined by ENT Specialist to identify the cause and give appropriate cleaning/ treatment.
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Kindly meet ENT Specialist to get confirm diagnosis and treatment.

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This blockage is due to wax in the ear ,,after swimming when you clean that wax gets pushed in , so please don't clean ,,,take clinical advise

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