How can I get water out of my ear?

Question

I went swimming yesterday and have had a sore ear ever since. I think some water may have got trapped. Any idea's how to unblock it?

Answer 1

Definetly Why

go to the doctors and get a prescription because it probably means that you have swimmers ear. I get that a lot after I swim. I think that because you have an ear ache

Answer 2

chop ear off, simple

Answer 3

shake your head

Answer 4

jump on one foot the one  the side of ur sore ear and put your head to that side it should work

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Answer 5

use some ear drops i dunno what they are called my parents are asleep

Answer 6

Try tilting your head to the side at a 90 degree angle and jump up and down.

(Try it a few times, it has worked for me)

Answer 7

I had the same problem and it got so bad i could not eat, there is some stuff you can get at walmart called E-R-O Ear Dry and it gets it all out, i will send a pic so that if you choose to buy it you will know what to buy. This stuff worked within a day. Hope this helped.

Answer 8

you'll be fine in a day or two. try putting a few drops of rubbing alcohol in your ear

Answer 9

My daughter has had that and we put a few drops of alcohol in her ear and then she laid on that ear so it would drain.  If you have a hairdryer you could use that and hold it back from your ear and see if you could dry it that way.

Best of luck, that is annoying!

Answer 10

Try jumping on one foot with your head tilted. This usually works for me, but make sure that the ear with the water is pointing down. If that doesn't work go to the store and get ear drops that treat swim ear. If that doesn't work i would recommend going to the doctor because it could get infected.Also never put your finger in it. That will make it go in deeper.

Answer 11

you could use some ear drops, you could use a Q-tip, or you can shake ur head really hard, that is what i do

Answer 12

Swim Ear. They probably sell it at a local super market. Put a few drops in, turn to side to let water soakfor about 30 seconds, turn back over and clean ear with towel.

Answer 13

Soak a cotton ball with hydrogen peroxide.  Turn your head sideways and squeeze out drops of the hydrogen peroxide allowing them to drip into and filling your ear.  Ignore the lovely sound.  Stay in this position and let the reaction do its thing for as much as thirty seconds.  Then turn your head over and let the liquid drain out of your ear into a sink or wash cloth or whatever.  Pat you ear dry on the outside.  Don't stick anything into your ear.  

I used to have to deal with swimmer's ear all the time as I did a lot of swimming in my younger years.

If it doesn't work, call and make an appointment to see your doctor.  Ear infections suck.  Fixing it sooner than later is better.

Answer 14

1. Make sure water has entered your ears and is staying there. This can easily be checked by slightly tapping your temple with your wrist. You will feel very uneasy if water is stagnant in your ears.

   2. Take a dropper and use it to put Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol (I use 70%) in your water cloogged ear then in about 3 seconds turn your head the other way. (If you don't have a droper skip this step).

   3. Take a few more drops of water, in your hand or in a dropper.

   4. Lie down/hold your head, with the affected ear on the top.

   5. Drop the few drops of water into the affected ear.

   6. You will feel the water getting into the ear drums. After a few seconds (3 to 4 seconds), turn around very fast, so that the affected ear now faces the ground. You should be able to feel the water coming out of the ears, and the ear should feel very warm.

   7. If water is not fully removed, try the procedure again.

   8. If that doesn't work, try this: stand on one foot, tilting your head so the offending ear faces the ground.

   9. Hop on one foot until the water comes out.

  10. You might also try using a hair dryer on the low setting. Use warm air.

  11. Try sleeping with the affected ear facing downwards. After a while gravity might push the water out.

  12. You can also try jumping on your bed with the affected ear facing downwards, make sure that your whole body is completely sideways and you get high enough. This will force the water out of your ear.

  13. If none of these techniques work, consult a doctor.

  14. The flush. This method involves removing all water from your ear by adding more. Firstly, pour a small amount of water into your ear while holding your head to one side.(Be sure that it is the OPPOSITE side from where the water is)Then quickly, tip your head to one side and the water should come out, if it doesn't try method #2.

  15. The plunger. This method is a surefire way to work. The idea is that you get your finger, place it in your ear and make a vacuum with your finger by pushing and pulling rapidly, in a moment the water should come out of your ear very quickly. This is usually an effective method, but if it fails, see the next step.

  16. The sleeper. This method is very simple and effective for the "water-trapped-in-the-back-of-my-ear-syn... All you do, is that when you go to sleep, turn on the side where the water is trapped and go to sleep, gravity will take care of the rest by draining your ear.(This will leave a puddle of gooey wax on your pillow/park bench/cardboard box so place a bath towel on your pillow/park bench/cardboard box to prevent wax stains).

  17. The gnaw and tilt. Pretend you are gnawing on some food. Tilt your head to the side that doesn't have water in it and then sling your head as quickly as you can to the side that has water in it.

  18. Make a lot of water go on your ear. That will make your ear feel better and might get rid of the water with the force.

Answer 15

Side Headbanging always works for me but I bet you have tryed that method.

Answer 16

for a good 2 minutes shake your head side to side little by little the water should come out

Answer 17

I use Q-tips, they help alot. The cotton soaks up water and cleans the wax out of your ear at the same time.

Answer 18

lay your head on one side and use gravity

Answer 19

put a lollipop stick in your ear and freeze your head

Answer 20

with a really small sponge

Answer 21

Hop up and down on one foot with the side the waters in downwards, stick a Q-tip or something in it to swab it out, or wait for it to come out.  Usually if water's left that long you can get swimmer's ear, which is basically an ear infection from water in your ear.

Answer 22

ooh!!

that happened to me to!!!!

it takes about a week to get it out..

if you press and kinda push up under your earlobe and it makes a sound in your ear it isnt water

thats wat i had

I thought it was

its actually sand way way way in there...

now wat i did was i bought some earwax drops

then maybe 2 days later i Qutipped my ear

and..

a whole bunch of sand and wax came out

i no i no gross but that doesnt mean my ear was dirty

my ear just made it as it bilt up over the sand

i clean my ear like eveyday

but yea

thats wat i did

and now no more sand/water

Answer 23

Try shaking your head (be careful though) or tilt ur head. If that doesn't work go to your doctor=)

Answer 24

50% vinegar and 50% alcohol solution works great.

Answer 25

there are these drops called swim ear (thats what its called when you get water trapped behind your ear drum by the way) that helps to dry it out, or if you just want a quick fix, a couple of drops of rubbing alcohol works too, but it feels wierd to me.

Answer 26

I do a lot of kayaking and canoeing and I get it all the time, trust me when i tell you all you have to do is spend tonight sleeping on the ear you think the water is in, if it's not out buy monday morning go to your GP's and he'll make sure you don't get infected, otherwise it's a week of agony.Oh yeah and don't put your finger ion your ear that makes it worse.

Answer 27

hah. i just jump up and down and have my head tilited until it comes out.

not sure if that helped you or not. = ]

Answer 28

Use a cut tip or try to hit it