Surfer's ear is a common malady affecting the majority of life-long surfers. Many of them will not be aware of this until the narrowing of their ear canals reaches 90 at which point deafness may ensue. The disease is easily preventable by wearing ear plugs for surfing . br br Surfing ear plugs need to be waterproof and ideally antibacterial. ZenPlugs contain Steritouch; proven to kill MRSA, Salmonella and other disease-inducing bugs.