Surfing and your ears

One of the most annoying issues for surfers is water caught in your ear canal. This can be temporary or a symptom of a chronic condition.

Ear Wax

Ear wax, or cerumen, is the waxy oil-like substance produced by your ears to help trap dust, debris, microorganisms, and other foreign particles, preventing them from irritating or infecting the skin of your ear canal. Ear wax also helps to coat your ear canal with a waterproof lining that reduces the risk of infection from water.

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Treatment of swimmers ear

Aqua Ear is a great product to help dry water in the ear canal.

Removal of impacted wax

If impacted wax occurs, there are some over the counter products that can clear this.

These products work by softening the wax. Using Aqua Ear can cause wax build-up to harden.

Professionally Cleaned Ears

Some GPs and hearing professionals provide ear cleaning using micro-suction ear wax removal. This allows the GP see using a binocular microscope and a suction device.

This is much safer than methods that do not allow the professional to see what is happening.

Perforated Ear Drums

Sally Fitzgibbons Wins 2015 Corona Fiji with a painful perforated eardrum.