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The pediatrician, a cheerful woman with a tiny otoscope light, peered into Leo’s ear and frowned. “Hmm. That’s not just water or wax.” She leaned back, clicked off the light. “Leo, when you were swimming, did you go off the diving board? Or maybe get splashed hard on that side?” muffled hearing after swimming patched
In a completely different medical context, "patched" refers to Tympanoplasty—surgical repair of a perforated eardrum. If you have a history of ear infections or trauma, water entering through a perforation can cause serious issues, and an ENT might surgically patch the eardrum with a graft (often fascia tissue). However, for the average swimmer with simple muffled hearing, this is rarely the case. You can use this for a blog, patient
Chewing or Yawning: Sometimes the pressure is in your Eustachian tubes (the middle ear). Moving your jaw can help open these tubes and equalize pressure. When to See a Professional Wear swim earplugs or a snug swim cap
The doctor nodded. “You’ve got a small patch of dry, peeled skin stuck to your eardrum. Basically, the force of the water sheared off a tiny flake of skin from your ear canal, and it landed right on the drum like a little blanket. It’s blocking the vibration.”