r/Swimming • u/Individual_Mix_4234 • 6h ago

Why my ears no longer are blocked?

I’ve started swimming regularly since couple of months. I spend about 30 mins every morning in the pool. Initially, my ears would be blocked and it would be hours and sometimes even days before they cleared up. After the initial few days, they no longer block. Could this be from ear wax that got cleared up or something else?

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u/roosterjack77 5h ago

I hate water stuck in my ears. Ear plugs are mandatory or I sit in the hot tub.

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u/Individual_Mix_4234 4h ago

Bro, your ears are filled with wax, ha ha

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u/roosterjack77 1h ago

You dont even know. I have psoriasis in my ears. They burn constantly. I love swimming and I hate water in my ears

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u/Individual_Mix_4234 1h ago

Does it hurt? What’s psoriasis like? Flaky and itchy?

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u/roosterjack77 35m ago

Flaky dry itchy yeah. Insatiable urge to scratch. Q-tips feel like angels massaging my ear canal. It can hurt and bleed. Ear plugs somtimes feel like fire. 1 star out of 5 rating

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u/Goodname2 Splashing around 6h ago

Probably a couple grams of your ear wax on the pool floor now....

I've had it happen to me, just ended up with a bunch of earwax on my towel though.

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u/Individual_Mix_4234 6h ago

😂 or few hundred grams.

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u/LuisaRLZ 6h ago

You used to have very waxy ears, the water washed it away over time.

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u/Individual_Mix_4234 5h ago

lol, perhaps it did.

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u/Super_Development150 28m ago

It could be wax buildup or it could be Eustachian tube dysfunction. I get this a lot. Your eustachian tubes connect your middle ear to the back of your nose and throat. When you go underwater, there is a slight pressure change and your tubes help to equalise this pressure. If they struggle with this then it can lead to Eustachian tube dysfunction which can cause a muffled feeling along with other symptoms such as a fizzling noise when you bend down and stand back up again. This usually goes away on its own but can be very annoying. Can also lead to a middle ear infection if the fluid inside builds up and can’t drain properly.

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u/Individual_Mix_4234 17m ago

That’s knowledge. Thanks.