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by avar 1032 days ago
> Water cleanliness doesn't matter, bacteria is everywhere[...]

It matters a lot, I've dived extensively, and the only time I've gotten an ear infection was in Indonesia, likely polluted runoff water contributed to that.

You'll find scientific articles backing that up, i.e. infections in general go up when swimming in untreated sewage/runoff, including ear infections.

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I miswrote that. Water cleanliness matters, but it doesn't guarantee a lack of infection.

Sorry for the confusion.

Where in Indonesia?