no? :roll:Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
Dump rubbing alcohol in there
Serious yoOriginally posted by: Spooner
no? :roll:Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
Dump rubbing alcohol in there
I have to jump up and down to make that work. People look at me like I'm strange (well I am, but that's beside the point), but whatever works...Originally posted by: Staples
Just position your ear horizontal to the ground. The water will come out in 30 seconds or less.
Won't this create more water in the ear canal? Please elaborate as to how this helps?Originally posted by: Kalvin00
here's a solution that works for me everytime
turn on water faucet to warm. run your finger in it. turn offending ear to the sky. take your finger and place in your ear so a few drips go in. wait a couple seconds, tip head other way. repeat as necessary.
right? wouldn't it have fixed in the shower then? my shower's are pretty hotOriginally posted by: akshatp
Won't this create more water in the ear canal? Please elaborate as to how this helps?Originally posted by: Kalvin00
here's a solution that works for me everytime
turn on water faucet to warm. run your finger in it. turn offending ear to the sky. take your finger and place in your ear so a few drips go in. wait a couple seconds, tip head other way. repeat as necessary.
has worked for me everytime i get water stuck in my ear after swimming or whateverOriginally posted by: akshatp
Won't this create more water in the ear canal? Please elaborate as to how this helps?Originally posted by: Kalvin00
here's a solution that works for me everytime
turn on water faucet to warm. run your finger in it. turn offending ear to the sky. take your finger and place in your ear so a few drips go in. wait a couple seconds, tip head other way. repeat as necessary.
siphon effect.Originally posted by: Kalvin00
has worked for me everytime i get water stuck in my ear after swimming or whateverOriginally posted by: akshatp
Won't this create more water in the ear canal? Please elaborate as to how this helps?Originally posted by: Kalvin00
here's a solution that works for me everytime
turn on water faucet to warm. run your finger in it. turn offending ear to the sky. take your finger and place in your ear so a few drips go in. wait a couple seconds, tip head other way. repeat as necessary.
give it a try
So you are basically forcing more water into your ear??? And then when it all falls out it takes the original water out with it?Originally posted by: deadlyapp
siphon effect.Originally posted by: Kalvin00
has worked for me everytime i get water stuck in my ear after swimming or whateverOriginally posted by: akshatp
Won't this create more water in the ear canal? Please elaborate as to how this helps?Originally posted by: Kalvin00
here's a solution that works for me everytime
turn on water faucet to warm. run your finger in it. turn offending ear to the sky. take your finger and place in your ear so a few drips go in. wait a couple seconds, tip head other way. repeat as necessary.
give it a try
I sometimes actually plunger my ear if i'm in the pool. take my hand with my ear in the water and force it against my ear then bring my ear out of the water.. Works 9 times out of 10.
I've had the "pleasure" of swimmers ear for over 20 years...not fun.Originally posted by: SViper
Alcohol usually works (not drinking alcohol). People with "swimmers ear" suffer from ear infections from water staying in the ear. How do they fix it? They put an alcohol solution in there ear. My brother suffers from this frequently. Instead of buying the "swimmer's ear" stuff at the store so many times, we just get some rubbing alcohol. It does the same thing.
Originally posted by: akshatp
So you are basically forcing more water into your ear??? And then when it all falls out it takes the original water out with it?Originally posted by: deadlyapp
siphon effect.Originally posted by: Kalvin00
has worked for me everytime i get water stuck in my ear after swimming or whateverOriginally posted by: akshatp
Won't this create more water in the ear canal? Please elaborate as to how this helps?Originally posted by: Kalvin00
here's a solution that works for me everytime
turn on water faucet to warm. run your finger in it. turn offending ear to the sky. take your finger and place in your ear so a few drips go in. wait a couple seconds, tip head other way. repeat as necessary.
give it a try
I sometimes actually plunger my ear if i'm in the pool. take my hand with my ear in the water and force it against my ear then bring my ear out of the water.. Works 9 times out of 10.
I am so confused
As far as I know, water only get's stuck in your ear because of a balance between water volume/ear canal size/surface tension/gravity. So if you mess with this balance, it should fix the problem. Also, anything that affects waters surface tension should help, so try a drop of liquid soap in your ear canal.Originally posted by: compnovice
Originally posted by: akshatp
So you are basically forcing more water into your ear??? And then when it all falls out it takes the original water out with it?Originally posted by: deadlyapp
siphon effect.Originally posted by: Kalvin00
has worked for me everytime i get water stuck in my ear after swimming or whateverOriginally posted by: akshatp
Won't this create more water in the ear canal? Please elaborate as to how this helps?Originally posted by: Kalvin00
here's a solution that works for me everytime
turn on water faucet to warm. run your finger in it. turn offending ear to the sky. take your finger and place in your ear so a few drips go in. wait a couple seconds, tip head other way. repeat as necessary.
give it a try
I sometimes actually plunger my ear if i'm in the pool. take my hand with my ear in the water and force it against my ear then bring my ear out of the water.. Works 9 times out of 10.
I am so confused
Works for me everytime... I guess its just the surface tension vs gravity effect. Water is stuck in the ear because it forms drops due to surface tension. However as more water is added the drops break and all water flows out... I might be wrong on the theory, but it works in practice...
50/50 alcohol vinegar for the win from a 7 year lifeguard/wsi/lgi.Originally posted by: BoomerD
I've had the "pleasure" of swimmers ear for over 20 years...not fun.Originally posted by: SViper
Alcohol usually works (not drinking alcohol). People with "swimmers ear" suffer from ear infections from water staying in the ear. How do they fix it? They put an alcohol solution in there ear. My brother suffers from this frequently. Instead of buying the "swimmer's ear" stuff at the store so many times, we just get some rubbing alcohol. It does the same thing.
Use either rubbing alcohol, or one of the swimmers ear products sold in the drug store. All are alcohol based, with a variety of other ingredients to help.
You can make your own, using a 50/50 mix of alcohol and white vinegar...