swimmer's ear symptoms
Symptoms of swimmer's ear include: 1  Pain or itching in the outer part of the ear (the pain is often worse when the ear moves, such as when you are chewing) 2  A stuffy or plugged-up feeling in the affected ear. 3  Fluid draining from the affected ear.  Decreased or muffled hearing.
Symptoms of swimmer's ear include: 1  Drainage from the ear -- yellow, yellow-green, pus-like, or foul smelling. 2  Ear pain, which may get worse when you pull on the outer ear. 3  Hearing loss.  Itching of the ear or ear canal.
Affecting the outer ear, swimmers ear (also called acute otitis externa) is a painful condition resulting from inflammation, irritation, or infection. These symptoms often occur after water gets trapped in your ear, with subsequent spread of bacteria or fungal organisms.