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The ENT surgeon may recommend water precautions for some patients. This may require the use of a cotton ball with petroleum jelly, earplugs or a swimmer's headband to prevent water from entering the ear canal.

For those patients who are allowed to get their ears wet in a pool, they shouldn't dive too far below the surface of the water. The pressure from this activity may cause water to enter the middle ear.

 
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