How To Help Your Child Avoid Getting Swimmer's Ear

How can I help my child avoid getting swimmer's ear?

In general, the best thing to avoid a swimmer's ear is after swimming, to make sure you're drying your ears well with a towel. You really want to be careful with Qtips and you really don't want to stick Qtips past where you can't see them, because you can irritate the outer ear or even perforate the inner ear if you use a Qtip incorrectly. So we recommend being careful with Qtips but just really drying your ears. There are things you can put in the ear, ear drops after swimming that will help dry out the ear and help prevent water sitting there which can lead to infection.