Swimmer's Ear is an infection that involves the ear canal. It is caused when water collects in the ear canal which can remove the protective ear wax that protects the ear canal. This allows bacteria and fungus to grow in the ear canal as it is a warm, dark environment that bacteria and fungus like. There are several ways to get Swimmer’s ear from swimming, or showering a lot, over cleaning the ear canal and removing the protective ear wax, placing an object in the ear and scr