Could ear buds cause chronic ear infections?

Curtism1234
Curtism1234 Posts: 73 Member
edited September 23 in Fitness and Exercise
I've read a little about this tonight from varouis sources so I thought I'd ask you all here.

I've had terrible ear pain, dizziness, pressure, etc the last couple years and have been to many doctors who can't help me. Then out of the blue, I thought of this tonight.

I stick the ear buds in my ear, work out, toss them in the arm rest of the truck, and repeat that 5-6 days a week for months and months and months not even cleaning them (except every 6 months or so when they break and new ones are bought).

So I'm curouis if you have had ear infections from ear buds? And if cleaning them with alcholol before / after each workout would solve that?

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  • Kminor67
    Kminor67 Posts: 900 Member
    That's a great question... I'd be interested in hearing the answer to that as well!
  • MyaPapaya75
    MyaPapaya75 Posts: 3,143 Member
    Im not sure about inner ear infection but I do think it wouldnt hurt to wipe them with alcohol and store them in a clean dry place
  • CarolHudson11
    CarolHudson11 Posts: 372
    I don't know for sure, but I think that you are definitely onto something there. I do clean mine, but I'm just weird like that. I clean everything - I'm a little OCD like that. It probably wouldn't hurt if you bought some of those little alcohol wipes and just wiped them down after each use. I do this and I haven't had any ear infections, which isn't saying I'm right, but like I said...it couldn't hurt.
  • merrillfoster
    merrillfoster Posts: 855 Member
    I've never gotten ear infections, but after a day at the office with them in, on the drive home I get 'ghost buds' where I feel like they're in even when they're not...
  • mem50
    mem50 Posts: 1,384 Member
    I know that where I work you have to wear ear plugs because of the noise level. They had the reusable kind and lots of people, including me once, had trouble with ear infections. They went to the wear once and toss out kind. Problem decreased. So I would say to clean them everyday and keep them in a clean place. It can't hurt. Have you tried the hydrogen peroxide flush. I do that about once a month to keep build-up of gunk down.
  • luvinlifesst
    luvinlifesst Posts: 17
    Just keep them clean BUT don't put anything in your ear...that will make it worse!!!!
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