Becker G D, Eckberg T J, Goldware R R
Laryngoscope. 1987 Jun;97(6):740-1. doi: 10.1288/00005537-198706000-00019.
To prevent ear infection, many physicians advise their patients to avoid water after insertion of tympanostomy tubes. This advice is a logical extension of the supposition that contaminated water entering the middle ear through the tube may cause an infection. While tympanostomy tubes have been in widespread use for over 30 years, very few prospective clinical trials have evaluated their use while swimming. This study evaluated 85 patients with tympanostomy tubes divided into three groups: swimming without earplugs, swimming with earplugs, and no swimming. The infection rates were 16%, 30%, and 30% in the three groups, respectively. We conclude that swimming without earplugs does not result in an increased incidence of middle ear infections.
为预防耳部感染，许多医生建议患者在插入鼓膜造孔管后避免接触水。该建议是基于这样一种假设的合理延伸，即受污染的水通过管子进入中耳可能会引发感染。虽然鼓膜造孔管已广泛使用30多年，但很少有前瞻性临床试验评估过游泳时使用它们的情况。本研究评估了85例插有鼓膜造孔管的患者，将其分为三组：不戴耳塞游泳组、戴耳塞游泳组和不游泳组。三组的感染率分别为16%、30%和30%。我们得出结论，不戴耳塞游泳不会导致中耳感染发生率增加。
