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Causes of Swimmer's Ear
What Causes Swimmer's Ear?
Many different factors can increase the chance of developing swimmer's ear. As the name implies, one of the factors is excessive wetness as with swimming, although it can occur without swimming. Other possible causes of this infection include the following:
- Being in warm, humid places
- Harsh cleaning of the ear canal
- Trauma to the ear canal
- Dry ear canal skin
- Foreign body in the ear canal
- Lack of cerumen (ear wax)
- Eczema and other forms of dermatitis