Swimmer's ear occurs with the children who are under water a great deal of the time in the
summer.  The ear hurts to move the ear lobe and typically hurts when taking their shirts
off and pulling it over their heads tugs on the ears causing pain.  We need to see them
to give you medicated drops to cure it.

To prevent Swimmer's ear you can do two things.

1. Put 3-4 drops of olive oil in their ears before swimming.  Dab what runs out.

2. Put a mixture of 1/2 rubbing alcohol 1/2 white vinegar 3-4 drops in their ears after
they swim.  Even if it is late that night.  This will restore the pH of the ear to acidic so the
germs do not grow.

Do not do these two things if the ear is infected.

Dr. Knapp