My LO went swimming last weekend & had a lot of fun. He let me lie him on his back in the water ( ears submerged) & practiced blowing bubbles. Now I've been worried since because I use to get terrible swimmers ear as a child! So I wasn't too suprised when I saw him he tugging at his ears last night and I think they're starting to bother him 
any suggestions or recommendations?
How do you prevent swimmers ear in toddlers? Thanks you!
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Not sure how young you can do this but my mom used to put a couple of drops of rubbing alcohol in our ears after swimming if there was water in them. But that's when we were old enough to tell her.
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I used to twist a Kleenex up and stick it in my ear
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I second the rubbing alcohol, we did it every time after swimming because I would get such horrible swimmers ear.
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They make drops for swimmers use that we have used - it does smell like alcohol so I wonder if that's what it is?
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I have seen toddlers at swim lessons wearing ear plugs, and one tiny toddler wears an ear band, something like this
http://www.earbandit.com/go2/earbandit.cfm -
Our pediatrician recommends a solution of 1/2 alcohol and 1/2 white vinegar. We're in the midst of swimming lessons, so we apply a few drop after every session. Kind of funny, but our vet recommended that same solution for our (now deceased) dog because she frequently got ear infections from swimming so much.
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Hi, I'm an audiologist... I second pretty much everything above. Eardrops 50/50 white vinegar and rubbing alcohol, earplugs with or without a "Bandit". A company called "Doc's Plugs" makes a good pair of earplugs for keeping water out (you would want the non-vented kind). Note that you do NOT want to use non-prescription eardrops if your kid has ear tubes. For that situation, talk to your ENT! Good luck!
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Thank you everyone for your suggestions. I feel bad that I submerged his ears now so I'll be going and getting some earplugs for swimming lessons and I'll try the drops to see if they help. Thanks
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