10 Symptoms of Swimmer's Ear
Symptom #6: Muffled Hearing
Sound travels as waves down through our ear canals until it reaches the eardrum. The eardrum will then detect these waves and relay the information to the brain so the brain can then translate the information into recognizable sounds.
This is a very effective solution that is very common in nature, but it does rely on the ear canal being free for the sound waves to pass through. Should the ear canal become blocked for any reason, it will create a barrier to the sound waves and this will reduce the ear’s effectiveness. Muffled hearing is a strong indicator of a blockage in the ear canal and this can be caused by swimmer’s ear.
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