Surfers Earplugs Sydney
Our Custom Fit Surfing Earplugs are a bespoke molded earplug designed to prevent surfers ear and ear infections. Comfortable, colourful and ready for riders who demand the best in custom protection for Surfing, Kitesurfing, Swimming & extreme Watersports!
SURFERS EAR
WHAT CAUSES IT?
A common but preventable condition of the ear. Cold wind and water exposure creates bony growths within the ear canal, trapping water and debris which can cause painful infections. In advanced cases treatment is only by surgical operation.
In colder water and prevailing wind conditions Surfers Ear becomes more common. The combination of wet skin layers and wind produces a refrigeration effect within the ear promoting blood to flow to the affected area resulting in the layering down of new bony growth (exostoses) which ultimately narrows the ear canal.
WILL I GET SURFERS EAR?
HOW DO I KNOW IF I HAVE IT?
The more frequently you expose the ear to this environment the more likely it is that Surfers Ear will develop. Surfers Ear can become apparent after as little as five years of regular extreme watersport. The type, number and severity of the growths vary between individuals. The incident of Surfers Ear has increased with improvements in modern wetsuits design; individuals are in the water for longer, especially during the winter when the lower temperatures and prevailing winds create a higher risk of developing this condition.
A feeling of fullness or difficulty clearing water from the ears after surfing or watersport is a possible indication of developing Surfers Ear. Your local Surfers Earplug Technician in Gymea, Sydney will be able to confirm this by a simple ear examination.
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
You can’t tell by looking at someone, but as soon as you start looking into the ear canal the full horror of Surfers Ear starts to reveal itself. The slow growth of bone starts to close the ear canal. Here’s a picture of a man with seriously messed up Surfers Ear. If you need to compare it with a normal ear then look at the inset photo which is a normal open and clear ear canal.
