How do I get water out of my ears?

Question:

Went swiming earlier today, the pain is unberable. please help
-Corey

Answers:
A few drops of rubbing alchol or a product called Swimmers Ear but if you have pain then you need to see a doctor in case you have an infection.

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rubbing alcohol.turn your head sideways and put some in your ear then wait 5 sec and then let it run out, if it does not come out don't worry it will dry up.but most likely it will come out. do the same for the other side

tilt your head different ways, they make a drying type of stuff that you can get at the drugstore, maybe it would help.
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go lay down on your side and rest your head as if you were sleeping and the water will slowly trickle out .do it on the other side also.

jump on one foot with your head tilted and shake your year a bit. Repeat in the other direction.

Dilute some alcohol with water and drop into the affected ear. The alcohol will help in drying up the water in the ear. Also, take some advil for pain and swelling and wear ear plugs next time. You have a classic "swimmers ear" problem..

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put some ordinary household rubbing alcohol in your ears then tilt your head and let it run out. alcohol absorbs water and it evaporates

A couple of drops of rubbing alcohol will do it. Make sure it gets deep in the ear and it will lift the water out.

Two drops of Alcohol in each ear works wonders

Lay your head on one side or hold your nose and blow. Also try ear drops for swimmers ear. You can get them over the counter from CVS Pharmacy.

maybe use a cotton swab

jump up and down and when you feel something in your ear turn ur head to the side

hold your nose & blow u will feel the pressure in your ears & this will do the trick. works every time 100% fact

I always lay down on the side that has not got the water in it and put a little peroxide in the water-filled ear, then let it bubble for a minute and turn over to let it drain, that usually works for me.

Good Luck, I know how you feel.

lean ur head to the side that has water, then keep it in that position and start jumping up and down, if it still doesn't come out, do that + tap the other side of ur head as ur jumping.

when it comes out u will know, + the when it comes out it feels like really warm water just rushed out of ur ears so u can't miss it.

if u do it right, it should work, plus u should've done it as soon as u noticed that water got into ur ear(s).

if that fails, cover the ear w/o the water, tilt over to the side of the ear w/o water in it, put a tiny bit of water in the ear with water, wait a few seconds to let it sink it and then quickly tilt to the side that has water in it and then u can let go of ur hand blocking ur other ear. if u do it right that should work!

if that fails, apply some alcohol

Hold your breath but at the same time pressing athe against your innner ear .if it still perstsit then you should see a doctor .this could be an infection

They make a product called Swimmer's Ear, but it's basically just rubbing alcohol. Put about 4-5 drops of rubbing alcohol in your ear. Then put cotton in your ear. Do this at least 3 times a day. I just had this problem 2 weeks ago, it took about 6 days for it to finally dry out.

while still in the swimming pool, get a handful (cupped hand) of water and pour it in the same ear. WHAT?! huh? then tilt your head to the side, amazingly the water trapped comes out along with the rest of the water that you poured in. hard to believe huh? I do it all the time and it works for me.
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Vinegar, plain and simple. I had swimmers ear, went to a doc. said put a tsp. of white distilled vinegar in each ear,let set for a minute or so, tilt head to drain, wipe off, but dont stick anything into the ear canal. it will dry up the water in them . When the vinegar evaporates, it grabs hold if tiny droplets of water, pulls them into the vinegar and then evaporates.
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ear nose and throat specialist.

Try a few drops of swimmer's ear. it works!

First of all, NEVER,EVER use a q-tip to get the water out!! By using a q-tip you could puncture your ear drums and cause deafness. If you can't get the water out by tilting your head from side to side, then you need to see you family physician right away. It sounds like you have developed a double ear ache and I know full well how much they hurt. Go see your doctor and he or she may be able to help you out and release the water in your ears.

Good luck to you and I hope you feel better soon!

We have alway's used peroxide to dry out ear's.. Just put a few drop's in each ear and it should help..

tilt head to the water side then jump up and down. dont try alchohol.

I had this same problem when was young (a condition know as swimmers ear). Alcohol did it for me. Or you could wear plastic ear plugs. Later I found out that I normally had a lot of ear wax in my ears, so I clean them out regularly. Hydrogen peroxide is good for that. This is a serious problem. When I was in High School it caused me a DOUBLE ear infection, which was very painful.

For more information see: Timothy C. Hain, MD's paper
at: http://www.tchain.com/otoneurology/disorders/hearing/wax2.html
Kids Health for parents, at: http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/ear/swimmer_ear.html
can give you more information about swimmer's ear.
CNN.com: http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DS/00473.html
also has an article about treating swimmer's; form the Mayo Clinc

just wait 4 the water to dry out.

Now, this remedy BURNS like HECK, but it is very effective and it kills the swimmer's ear fungus. Pour a very small amount of rubbing alcohol into your ear, then let it flow out. The alcohol absorbs the water and kills any bacteria or fungus in your ears.

Do NOT do this every day though. The rubbing alcohol will damage the natural ear wax that is needed if used everyday.

put your haed one side and shake it

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