symptoms of swimmer's ear
Swimmer's ear is not the same thing as a middle ear infection (otitis media), which is inside of the ear and experienced by almost all children. While swimmer's ear is common among children, anyone can get swimmer's ear. Symptoms of swimmer's ear include: 1  itchy ears. 2  red, irritated ears. 3  dry, flaky skin around the outer ear. 4  swelling. ear pain.  hearing 1  loss. ear drainage which may be clear, pussy, or have a foul 2  odor. occasionally swimmer's ear can cause a ruptured eardrum.