I am looking for recommendations for ear plugs for use while recreational
swimming at the local indoor pool. I sometimes get painful ear infections
as a result getting water in my ears and would like to try some ear plugs.

Interesting,
When you say Rubbing Alcohol do you know if that is the same as
Isopropyl alcohol?
What ratio of rubbing alcohol and vinegar? 50/50 or something else?
White vinegar or brown?
Do you mix it fresh each time you go to the pool or just keep some
made up in the squeeze?
How long does the mixture take to dry out in the ear?

Thanks

Alt Beer wrote:

Interesting,
When you say Rubbing Alcohol do you know if that is the same as
Isopropyl alcohol?
What ratio of rubbing alcohol and vinegar? 50/50 or something else?
White vinegar or brown?
Do you mix it fresh each time you go to the pool or just keep some
made up in the squeeze?
How long does the mixture take to dry out in the ear?

Thanks

What I did long ago was go to the store and look at the products made for
this, called something like "Swim Ear." They all have alcohol--any
alcohol, for its purpose is to dry the tissues. The second ingredient they
all have is some diluted acid. That's why I chose vinegar. It's already
quite diluted and harmless. The third ingredient they have is glycerine.
I didn't want to spend money for that, so I left it out and found that it
really wasn't necessary. I think its purpose is to lubricate after the
alcohol evaporates.

Ratio? We don't need no stinkin' ratios!

No, really, just slop some in. 50-50 would be fine. It truly doesn't seem
to matter as to the ratio. I use the cheapest vinegar, and it's white.

I bought a little squeeze tube and poured it in. This stuff doesn't spoil.
I have used the current batch about 6 months already. When the squeeze
tube is empty, I slosh in some more alcohol and vinegar.

How long to dry? Hmmm, I haven't ever thought of this. You squeeze some
in, pull on your ear lobe to make sure it has truly gone 'way in, and tilt
your head to let the excess run out. It probably dries before my hair
does. A couple of times I have had that feeling of water trapped in my ear
and so I have poured some straight alcohol in it and the bubble just goes
away. Or, you could use a hair dryer, but this doesn't hurt or anything.

Just keep it in your kit and do it after you get out of the water, and
you'll be fine.

Pat in TX

Alt Beer wrote:
I am looking for recommendations for ear plugs for use while recreational
swimming at the local indoor pool. I sometimes get painful ear
infections
as a result getting water in my ears and would like to try some ear
plugs.

I usually get an ear infection about once every 5 years so I don't bother
with plugs but my wife uses the silicon plugs by Speedo and really likes
them.

Sounds interesting Pat.... I'll keep this post and give it a try
sometime. By the way I typed "vinegar alcohol" in to Google and as
well as showing ear drops it also shows "vinegar alcohol window
cleaner" "vinegar alcohol weed killer" "vinegar alcohol cleaner".....

Thanks

I am looking for recommendations for ear plugs for use while recreational
swimming at the local indoor pool.  I sometimes get painful ear infections
as a result getting water in my ears and would like to try some ear plugs..
Googleing seems to suggest that a lot of plugs are painful, leaky, quickly
fall out, uncomfortable to insert and remove, don't fit properly etc

I heard a comment by a competition swimmer on the radio a while back that
any pro swimmers who use ear plugs usually use a particular brand but I
don't
remember the name of the brand.

Rather than trying out lots of different brands myself, can anyone recommend
a brand or type of ear plug which is effective, comfortable, easy to use and
which will fit different shapes and sizes of ear?

Thanks

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I am looking for recommendations for ear plugs for use while recreational
swimming at the local indoor pool.  I sometimes get painful ear infections
as a result getting water in my ears and would like to try some ear plugs.
Googleing seems to suggest that a lot of plugs are painful, leaky, quickly
fall out, uncomfortable to insert and remove, don't fit properly etc

I heard a comment by a competition swimmer on the radio a while back that
any pro swimmers who use ear plugs usually use a particular brand but I
don't
remember the name of the brand.

Rather than trying out lots of different brands myself, can anyone
recommend
a brand or type of ear plug which is effective, comfortable, easy to use
and
which will fit different shapes and sizes of ear?

Thanks

If you are UK based, try Boots own brand available in any of their high
street chemist shops. I've found them the best , very waterproof and very
comfortable. they are soft rubber, cylindrical but with a series of thin
seals which go in the ear canal with the stalk left protruding to get the
plug out again.