Ear protection measures before swimming

On the afternoon of the 4th, Ms. Li Xiaoming took an 8-year-old son, Xiao Ming, and went swimming in the pool. Xiao Ming was very happy to play and accidentally got into the water with his ear. On the morning of the 5th, Xiao Ming told her mother that her ear hurt. Under the guidance of her mother, I went to the hospital for an examination and was diagnosed with acute otitis media.

Lin Huaiqing, deputy chief physician of the Department of Otolaryngology at the People's Hospital of Linyi City, told reporters that during the summer vacation every year, patients with otitis externa and acute suppurative otitis media due to swimming will increase, and outpatient visits will soar three times as much as usual. the Lord. Many children like to play in the water, often helium is buried in the water, the external auditory canal is soaked in water for a long time, it is not treated in time, or it is easy to cause otitis externa when the ear canal is scratched when cleansing the ears, and some serious ones may also have acute purulent infection. Otitis media.

Dr. Lu said that after the ear enters the water, the general incubation period is 12 hours, and the bacteria multiply very quickly. Children lacking common sense like to clean up their ear canal. This process can easily cause damage to the ear canal mucosa and can cause bacteria to multiply.

Dr. Lu reminded that not only children need to pay attention, but adults should also take ear protection measures before swimming, such as wearing earplugs or stuffing cotton balls. After swimming, remove the water from the external auditory canal in time and wipe it with a cotton ball. Once the ear is in the water, tilt the head and gently sway the ear down to drain the water. You can also use a drop of antibiotic-containing ear drops to flush out the water.

China Labor Insurance Network