ear plugs for swimming ?

woody


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 171

Message Posted:
20/07/2010 11:52

Hi does anyone know where I can get era plugs for swimming please

parky


Joined: 13/06/2009
Posts: 182

Message Posted:
20/07/2010 11:56

Sorry could you repeat that please?

woody


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 171

Message Posted:
20/07/2010 12:11

sorry that should read EAR plugs !

zerochlor


Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 4024

Message Posted:
20/07/2010 12:44

what is the reason for ear plugs when swimming??

waddo


Joined: 29/11/2008
Posts: 1966

Message Posted:
20/07/2010 14:28

Zero,

Stops the water filling up the head and making your feet stick out at the other end! OR Stops the water getting into the inner ear and causing an irritation - regardles of type of water by the way, fresh, sea or muddy - or deafness (temporary) and pain.

Should not be used when diving (under not into) in the water but ok for normal surface swimming.



Woody,

Only place I know of is - here we go: On Foot!! - Head down the main street in Girne with the Round Tower on your right hand side. Turn down the next right hand road turning heading towards the sea. Towards the bottom of that road there is a left hand turning. Past that turning - maybe 30 mtrs - is a fishing/sports/etc shop on the left hand side. They sell ear plugs!



Good luck.

Whistler


Joined: 28/07/2008
Posts: 1332

Message Posted:
20/07/2010 14:35

A chemist maybe?

booitsme


Joined: 04/02/2009
Posts: 667

Message Posted:
20/07/2010 15:14

Don't know but my husband found cheesy wotsits as the perfect antidote to listening to the local karaoke(?) king

Simhar


Joined: 18/05/2009
Posts: 227

Message Posted:
20/07/2010 15:55

Go into any chemist and ask for the mouldable ear plugs! they are cheap and work well!

gooligan


Joined: 30/01/2007
Posts: 1591

Message Posted:
20/07/2010 17:06

Try Mr Pound,they stock some kids swimming goggles that have a pair of ear plugs with them.

d&m2006


Joined: 06/07/2010
Posts: 28

Message Posted:
20/07/2010 18:00

Gokce Medical in Kyrenia. Between the lights that turn towards Bellapais and the round-a-bout that takes you to the new harbour.

Tasgirl


Joined: 31/12/2008
Posts: 100

Message Posted:
20/07/2010 18:28

All chemist shops here stock ear plugs, unfortunately the TRNC allow unqualified pool plant operators to treat private swimming pools and it is not just 'any water' that can cause this type of ear infection ( Otitis Externa ) only contaminated water, this includes wrongly treated pool water. In some, most extreme, cases not only the ear passage ways but also the bones can become infected. If you experience pain when you move your jaw or a bright green discharge ( not joking ) seek out qualified medical aid who can give you S.Antibiotic. Otitis Media, middle ear infection is totally different and is usually after a cold virus. Sticking objects into the ear can also cause Otitis Media problems......I'll leave the rest of that to the JOKERS on the forum

booitsme


Joined: 04/02/2009
Posts: 667

Message Posted:
20/07/2010 19:35

Oh dear, my light hearted anecdote seems to have upset Tasgirl - apologies as it was meant as just that - a light hearted anecdote! Not a recommendation for anyone to try it, not as a means of detracting from the original post and believe me it isn't something he does on a regular basis, it was a one off to lighten up a very heavy going "party". So once again apologies to all you karaoke kings (and queens) out there, no offence was meant!

Tenakoutou



Joined: 27/07/2009
Posts: 4110

Message Posted:
21/07/2010 14:19

The middle ear infection, known as 'Mediterranean Ear', that is so common - in fact at epidemic proportions in all Cyprus, is easily contracted from public and private swimming pools and the crowded beaches that are so popular with tourists and locals alike.



The most successful medication, which can actually neutralise the infection within half an hour, if treated early enough, is, to my knowledge, unavailable in TRNC - it is called 'OTOSPORIN'.



In the South, there was a common trick perpetrated [on unsuspecting expats] and especially on tourists by doctors. Most hotels have a doctor affiliated to them.



The tourist would visit the doctor, who would prescribe [on maybe 2-3 visits] ineffective antibiotic drops - then, on the tourist's last visit, just prior to flying home - terrified to do so because of the excruciating pain - would prescribe 'OTOSPORIN', which of course he knew all along was the proprietary and certain cure. At CY£40, the doctors had very 'nice little earner'!

Tenakoutou



Joined: 27/07/2009
Posts: 4110

Message Posted:
21/07/2010 14:38

Cont'd: *that should have read 'At CY£40, PER CONSULTATION, the doctors had very 'nice little earner'!



* It's too easy to run out of 'characters' when posting on CY44!



GIZZUS SOME MORE IZZET - PLEASE!!!

rolly


Joined: 12/03/2009
Posts: 107

Message Posted:
21/07/2010 14:52

chemist near tempo where the turning for catalkoy is.i bought some silicone ones, dead cheap, they do the trick!