游泳时,耳内进水,一般指水进入外耳道,或当游泳者有鼓膜穿孔存在时,水经由外耳道进入鼓室,并可能因此引起中耳炎复发。可是许多人在游泳时引起耳内发闷,听力差,而自语音增强,检查外耳道并无水存在。这一类情况,可能是游泳时呛水,引起咽鼓管口开放,水由此口进入中耳鼓室腔,如不及时引流出来,可能因此发生中耳炎,甚至遗留终身听力障碍。这个问题,不仅非医务人员不了解,就是医务人员,也不是都很清楚的。笔者也是通过参加游泳保健工作并在游泳时呛水,引起鼓室进水后,才引起重视的。为了及时排除游泳时可能引起的这种损害,保障游泳者的健康,特就游泳引起 Swimming, the ear water, generally refers to the water into the external auditory meatus, or when the swimmer has tympanic membrane perforation, the water through the external auditory canal into the tympanic cavity, and may therefore lead to the recurrence of otitis media. However, many people in the ear caused by hair stuffy, poor hearing, but since the voice enhancement, check the external auditory canal and no water exists. This type of situation, may be swimming choked water, causing the eustachian orifice opening, water from the mouth into the tympanic cavity of the ear, if not drained out, it may be the occurrence of otitis media, or even legacy of life-long hearing impairment. This issue is not clear to all, not only to non-medical staff but also to medical staff. I also participated in swimming and health care work and choked water when swimming, causing tympanic inflatable, it attracted attention. In order to promptly rule out such damage may be caused when swimming, to protect the health of swimmers, especially on swimming caused