Narrowing of the ear canal can worsen the problem, so swimmer’s ear can also be associated with surfer’s ear.
But those bravely breaking the waves may not realise they could actually be putting themselves at risk of hearing loss due to external auditory canal exostosis – better known as surfer’s ear.
It’s important to note that surfer’s ear is different from swimmer’s ear – a condition which you may be more familiar with.
But surfer’s ear causes an obstruction of the ear canal in a different manner.
Cold water swimmers and surfers are more at risk of a condition called surfer’s ear.
