The Coronavirus pandemic doesn’t seem to have an end in sight, so many families are staying busy by spending time at the pools and beaches this summer to beat the heat. Sharing memories in the water is fun for people of all ages in a family. The more time you spend in the water, however, can lead to water getting trapped in your ears. Symptoms of water trapped in the ear include a full feeling in the ear and the sensation that water is sloshing around inside your ear. If you can’t get the water out, then it can lead to swimmer’s ear or otitis externa.

The warm summer months always includes a lot of time in the pool, especially for kids. The constant presence of water in the ear canal can lead to something painful...swimmer's ear! It can also lead to temporary hearing loss, which is something you might not be aware of but it happens more often than most people realize.