The ear is like a sonar receiver that allows us to hear different sounds from all directions. If you want to have good hearing, after swimming or washing your hair, keep your ears dry in the right way, and never dig with your fingers or foreign objects to avoid inflammation. 1, do not get water in the ear – hot summer, it is a good time to swim and play in the water, however, if the ear accidentally soaked in water, or there are foreign objects into, do not quickly deal with it, it is easy to cause otitis externa! The external ear canal of an adult is about four centimeters long and curved, if there is water running into it accidentally, you should immediately side head and jump on one foot to let the water flow out, if you still feel that there is water inside, do not use your hands or other things to dig, it is recommended that you can use a fine cotton swab (for infants) to put it in the ear screen under the mouth of the doodle, and then turn your head sideways, so that the water can be slowly sucked out by the cotton swab. Normally, if the amount of water is not much, by normal body temperature, the water will evaporate by itself, because the temperature of the ear canal is about thirty-seven to thirty-eight degrees between. 2, do not often pull out the ear – in addition, some people will use ear plugs when playing in the water, I suggest, can choose silicone material, more will not cause allergies. But if it is oily ears of the public, it is best not to use earplugs, because the earwax in the water after softening, will be pushed to the earplugs more back, resulting in earwax embolism, causing inflammation. Therefore, for people with oily ears, it is best to have an ENT doctor look at them first and do some cleaning beforehand so that they will not be happy after going into the water! There is another situation is that the ear has a foreign body into, in addition to the uncomfortable feeling, sometimes even affect the hearing, the doctor reminded the public, after eating, the hands are still stained with food crumbs or sugar residue, must not touch the ear with your hands, because in the middle of the night, small insects and flies will be easily attracted by the flavor, extended ear shells crawl into the ear canal. In the clinic, many children will put some small toys into their ears. Once parents find that their children often scratch their ears, have secretions or have small bugs running into their ears, don’t panic and don’t use bamboo sticks to dig out. In addition to the well-known light, but also available olive oil, salad oil or eye drops, two to three drops, the outer ear canal soaked, and then side side to make it flow. However, special attention should be paid to the use of oils or agents, must be room temperature, too cold, too hot will affect the sensitive ears, resulting in dizziness. If you are still unable to draw out the foreign body, you should seek the assistance of a specialist. Special Note – As we enter the summer months, patients with itchy ears begin to increase in number. In the summer, this condition is known as mycotic otitis externa. Mycotic otitis externa, also known as fungal disease of the external auditory canal, is a fungal infection of the external ear canal. Every year in the summer, mycotic otitis externa patients will increase significantly, this is because the fungus is easy to grow and reproduce in a warm and humid environment, summer sweating, and more people swim, the external ear canal is easy to get into the water or the accumulation of secretions; summer foot fungus patients are more frequent, often rubbing the feet after the digging without washing hands in the ear, or with unclean utensils pulling out the ear, will cause fungal infections. In addition, low body resistance, the abuse of antibiotics is also one of the factors leading to mycotic otitis externa. 3, maintenance of the ear – in the maintenance of the ear, usually try to keep the ear dry, especially in the hot summer, once the ear is found to have abnormal redness, swelling, flaking phenomenon, do not pick and scratch, otherwise it will become eczema, it is best to ask the physician to prescribe antimycobacterial ointment. Physicians also mentioned that, in fact, the ear, the best way to maintain, is “do not move it”, even the ear grill do not use, because the ear shell is cartilage, easy to injure the shape, and once there is a wound, but also because of the blood supply is not enough, it is more difficult to heal. If the ear is itchy, you can gently pull the ear, or use a cloth to wrap an ice cube, ice for a few seconds, gently press the ear screen, etc., can be effective in stopping the itch.