There are a few issues by the look of it
1. Otitis Externa or swimmers ear where the wax and debris gets saturated forming a wet mush which bacteria love to live and breed in. More common in hotter climes.
prevention is to keep them clean and dry but never stick anything in like cotton buds etc as the end falls off or it just compacts the wax.
Olive oil softens the wax and proofs it so a couple of drops weekly shold be enough. For smelly painful ears try a little vinegar but if no goog after 24hours see a doc for antibiotic drops. If the debris is overwhelming the ENT guys have a cool micro hoover to give them a good suck out.
Ear plugs are ok for swimming pools but not for diving as they get driven in. I suggest either silicone putty moulded plugs fitted you own ears or a cheap version is cotton wool and vaseline mixed then place in the ear.
Occasionally a small bony spur forms in the ear canal called an oseto chondroma it can be left but gets in the way. usually waterpolo players. kayakers and windsurfers get these ? impact related
2 otitis Media which is rel to the inner ear. that is the one where youve dived with a cold and cleared ears pushing the snot into the middle ear. usually need oral antibiotics
Hope this helps.
The experts are probably the aussies who I hear are now genetically selecting webbed feet!!!
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