Lambie said..
Oh and a late reply - I had an ear infection a while ago and holy crap does that hurt !! - when I got to see the ENT specialist he actually asked if I surf or kite ?? WTF ? So apparently I have early stages of (kite) surfers ear - and given what I have seen on this forum about that - Im seriously not looking forward to the solution !!
So during the colder months - I wear a helmet !! the reason - protect the noggin but my other reason is slow down the rate of calcification (keep my ear canals a bit warmer) in my ears - that sucks hey !!
Probably worth pointing out to others, a helmet won't save you from surfers ear. Surfers ear is 'thought' to be caused by the cold water in the ear canal. A helmet isn't going to stop the cold water. You are going to need ear plugs for that.
The thing I like about a helmet is that when crashing you can turn your face away from the water. Try it without a helmet and you risk a perforated ear drum so you have to learn to go in nose first.
