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When washing and rinsing long hair in shower, which position has lower risk of getting water in ears?: bending over, or not bending over?

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Dr. Yvette Kratzberg answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

There is typically no issue with getting water in your ear unless you have had tubes placed or other ear surgery. A normal healthy ear has a membrane called the ear drum which blocks off the outer ear canal from the middle and inner ear areas. Fluid cannot cross this membrane. Occasionally there is a problem with too much moisture in the ear canal, but this is typically not with showering.

Answered 4/7/2021

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