What can I do about water in my ear?

Question

I was swimming Saturday and got water in my ear, it is uncomfortable. What can I do?

Will I need to see a doctor?

Answer 1

If the water is in your outer ear, it should come out if you twist a cotton swab in it, but if that doesn't help, try putting hydrogen peroxide or a mixture of vinegar and rubbing alcohol in it. I none of these work, and ENT ( ear, nose, throat doctor )would be the person to go see.

Answer 2

there's a really awesome product called Swim Ear that I use and it definitely helps. Just squirt a few drops into your ear each time you swim and it dries up the inside of your ear. Hope this works!

Answer 3

Mix rubbing alcohol and vinegar (about 50/50) and pour some into your ear. You'll hear a swooshing sound or a sharp pressure. When you do, turn your head over onto a towel and shake the water and mixture out of your ear. repeat as necessary.

Answer 4

Well first, just use a finger and place it just under your ear-tragus (http://www.infovisual.info/03/img_en/048... Then, kind press & move the finger in a circle. This normally gets rid of any water that was quite close to the ear opening. If this fails, try jumping on one leg with your head on your shoulders (looking at the world with a 90° angle to normally kind of a thing) with the ear with the water on your shoulder. This looks weird, but it tends to be quite effective. After you did this, and the water isn't fully out, to the circle motion thing with the finger again, as the jumping normally gets the water closer to the front. obviously, you can do the yawning and swallowing thing. But if none of this works, you can't do anything about it - it would probably disappear after a few weeks, but you should go to the Otologist (ear, nose & throat specialist) who should be able to fix it for you. Good luck, I know how annoying this can be :]