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3BHow Your Hearing Works
in water, the production of cerumen, or earwax and its acidity (that
normally protects the canal) are diminished. This leaves the ear canal
vulnerable to bacterial infection.
While swimmer’s ear is not generally serious, it should be treated by a
physician to avoid a chronic condition or even cellulitis, which is a deep
tissue infection that can become very serious. A person with swimmer’s
ear will experience pain, especially when the outer ear (pinnae) is
touched or moved. A reduction in hearing is normal as the sufferer will
hear sounds in a muffled way, because the sound funneling capability of
the ear canal is diminished. Usually treated with a topical ear drop,
swimmer’s ear is a common, but usually not severe, condition of the
ears.
Earwax Impaction
One of the most common causes of a decrease in hearing is the
overabundance of ear wax in the ear canal. Some people just produce
more earwax (a condition that is medically known as cerumen) than
others and their ears do not easily rid themselves of the skin cells and
other foreign matter that the earwax collects. Also, many people
mistakenly use cotton swabs in an effort to remove troublesome
earwax, unknowingly making the problem worse by pushing the wax
back into the canal to the ear drum. Your doctor will tell you that you
should never put anything into the ear canal. You should rather use a
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