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1 Prevent Swimmer's Ear
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2 Can My Earbuds Give Me an Ear Infection?
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4 Into Swimming? Avoid Swimmer's Ear
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5 Keep Your Earbuds to Yourself!
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6 Is it an Ear Infection? Find Out With EarCheck
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7 DrSugar Answers: Deadly Pools?
In a surprising announcement last week, the Centers for Disease Control announced that ear infection diagnoses had plummeted by almost 30 percent over the past 15 years. Doctors aren't quite sure why the nasty earaches are on the decline, but some are crediting a drop in the number of US smokers, an increase in the number of breastfed children, and an increase in vaccinations for the good news. Read more
When the weather isn't good for exercising outdoors I run on a treadmill, sometimes for well over an hour. No matter how many fans are blowing and how many windows are open at the gym, I seem to sweat 10 times more when I'm running indoors than when I'm running outside. I always cue up an inspiring playlist on my iPod — especially for long indoor runs — but lately I've been having a problem Read more
Most mamas gets an earful about ear infections from her tot's pediatrician. Some kids are more prone to the common ailment, and doctors often suggest ear tube surgery as a treatment to the problem. No parent wants to put their child under the knife, but the procedure is not as scary as it sounds. Take the quiz to see how much you know about ear tubes in children. Take the Quiz Read more
While we know that listening to loud music can cause hearing loss, now we have a new thing to worry about when it comes to using earbuds. A study published in the Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences has found that frequent use of earphones greatly increases the bacterial growth in the ear. If you share earbuds with a friend, say on the bus or while watching a movie on a laptop, bacteria Read more
If Michael Phelps and Dara Torres have inspired you to hit the pool, let me warn you about an unwanted side effect of spending lots of time in the water — swimmer's ear. When your ear is exposed to excess moisture, (whether you're swimming or bathing), water can stay trapped in your ear canal. Then the skin inside your ear can become soggy and begin to break down. When this happens, water Read more
DrSugar is in the house and answering your questions. DrSugar, I have a friend who was banned from swimming as a child. She grew up with a pool in her backyard and developed a serious ear infection that landed her in the hospital. Her doctor told her that if she ever swam again she could die. Is this lifelong ban from swimming warranted? Is there such an ear infection that could kill you? I Read more
Last month we went over the signs and symptoms of realizing when a stomachache may require a visit to the doctor, recently I was confronted with a similar issue — an earache. I used to think that ear infections were just a problem for babies and small children, but adults can suffer from them, too. While earaches can be a symptom of a cold, that ache can turn into an infection. Since ear Read more
Your ears are pretty remarkable. Their unique design helps to tip water out of your ear canal, so you can usually bathe, shower, swim, and even walk in the rain with no problems. The ear canal is also acidic which prevents against bacterial and fungal infections. However, if your ear is exposed to excess moisture (like if you're swimming a lot), the water can stay trapped in your ear canal. Read more
If you have young kids, you already know ear infections are a part of childhood. Children are susceptible to them because when they're sick, kids have a hard time getting the mucus out of their body. They're just beginning to learn the vital skill of blowing their nose. The mucus ends up draining into their ears, causing severely painful infections. You can make many a trip to your Read more
We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Prevention here on FitSugar! When was the last time you got 8 hours of sleep or lifted weights at the gym? You're not alone if you can't remember: Even some of the most savvy women didn't get the memo about these health-wrecking habits. Find out if you're among them. From the Editors of Prevention You're supposed to watch saturated fat and eat Read more
