Many people can walk in the rain, shower and swim without any problems with water in their ears. Then one person suddenly has a cut or tear in the lining of the ear and water stays in it and are infected by fungi and other bacteria and this is swimmers ear. Usually relatively easy to get rid of, but severe cases require a doctor. Here are symptoms of swimmers ear listed below.
- Severe pain when you rub or move your ear lobe
- Pain around one ear
- Sometimes you have itching
- Your lymph nodes in your neck are swollen and you have swelling in your ear
- Your ear feels stuffed
- Pus is draining out of your ear
- Having a hard time hearing or sounds muffled
