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• Drowning is one possible danger of bathing. In a shower bath drowning has been known to occur, even though the risks are less than in an immersion bath. Baths that have standing water involve a higher risk of drowning.
• Heatstroke can also result from the use of sauna baths or other hot baths.
• Hypothermia from using cool baths and not being sensitive to the cold or because of falling asleep, etcetera.
• Ear infections, also known as swimmer’s ear can result from water building up and the resulting increase in bacteria.
• Impact injuries are also possible from landing inappropriately in a bath, from an elevation, or from collision with other bathers, or with the sides of the bath.
• Irritation caused by bathing solutions or other cosmetic products.
• Infection caused by sharing dirty bathwater or bathing with others.
• Collapsing when getting out of the bath because of the sudden change in blood pressure can occur, particularly when the bath is hot. Fainting can lead to accidents (including drowning if one falls back into the bath).
• With advanced age, some people experience a diminished ability to sense temperature, and must use extra care to avoid accidentally scalding themselves while bathing. Caution is needed with children as well, as their body is much more sensitive to temperature and pain and they are more vulnerable to changes in temperature; this is particularly the case with infants.
• Bathing infants too often has been linked to the development of asthma or severe eczema according to some researchers, including Michael Welch, chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics‘ section on allergy and immunology [2].