Can swim with otitis media, otitis media patients with tympanic membrane perforation, may enter the sewage through the external auditory canal pathway, there are chances of triggering or exacerbating the symptoms of otitis media, so it is not recommended for such patients to swim.
The tympanic membrane is the natural barrier between the outer ear and the middle ear. If there is a perforation, sewage can enter the middle ear cavity through the perforation after swimming, triggering bacterial infections, which can cause an acute attack of chronic otitis media or a persistent aggravation of an already existing middle ear infection. Pathogenic microorganisms in the ear will also flow to the outside world through this, causing pollution to the environment. Therefore, swimming is not recommended for such patients.
Other types of otitis media patients without tympanic membrane perforation, according to their own conditions can be appropriate choice of swimming way to exercise, improve physical fitness and immunity.
After the occurrence of otitis media, need to actively seek medical treatment, systematic examination and diagnosis, follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment, specific whether to swim can consult a specialist’s opinion, to avoid blindly into the water.