Experts say pseudomonas is a naturally occurring bacteria easily carried by humans.  The bacteria can lead to a rash on exposed skin or in some cases it can lead to a condition called swimmer's ear.

In the summertime, it is pretty common for children and young adults to develop an external ear infection commonly known as swimmer's ear. The medical term is Otitis Externa. Parents, if your kids start complaining  that their ear hurts after they get out of the pool,  you better have it checked. Left untreated the infection can spread to nearby tissue and bone.

Swimmer's ear is an infection, inflammation or irritation of the outer ear and ear canal. Bacteria can get under the thin layer of the skin in the canal from something as simple as a scratch from a fingernail or a Q-Tip.

Our ears have built in defense measures to keep from damaging the inner ear, but those work best when they are dry. If you swim a lot they are more likely to get infected.

Once bacteria gets in there the first signs and symptoms will be itchy, painful ears. You may see some redness and some drainage. Not treated the pain gets worse, as does the redness and a discharge of pus. Hearing can also start to sound muffled.

Swimmer's ear is usually easily treated usually with prescribed drops and the earlier the better.  It will mean keeping your kids and their ears dry and out of the water for a while and on hot sticky days that's a tough task.