a swimming cap. put in the earplugs and then put on a form-fitting swimming hat to keep them in. although a cantankerous 16-month old may have other ideas. i should poll the ents out there. one ent in our group allows children with tubes to swim in home pools or bath without earplugs. he said that if the water is clean enough to drink it not going to put the ears at risk. besides the hole in the ear tubes are soooooo tiny that the amount of water that could enter the middle ear space would be extremely small. another ent requires that his patients buy specially fitted ear plugs (made by hearing-aid dispensers). kids tend to lose them in the pool so the swimming cap really helps.
how can i keep earplugs on my 16-month-old in the swimming pool? she just got ear tubes.