Ear has relieved itself at last - 8 hrs of partial fuggy hearing has gone ..... going to buy ear plugs .....................
Hi Kate. Glad to hear it has cleared, but for next time...
Pinching/blowing nose/popping ear won't help this one, I'm afraid. It's good for aerating your middle ear, e.g. when you're gunked up with cold, or during/after flying etc - but the water's stuck on the outside of your drum. So....best thing is to gently pull your ear slightly up and back (this straightens out your ear canal) whilst beding over to the afflicted side, possibly rocking back & forth a bit. This should generally allow the water to trickle out. The edge of a piece of tissue just at the opening of your ear may help to absorb a little bit of the water and break the surface tension.
NB - as a general medical point for everyone - NO COTTON BUDS PLEASE! Ears don't like them cos they can cause damage!!
I realised after a while the blowing wasn't helping - Will remember the advice in future. Makes sence in a way cos if it did work It would mean there would be a hole in the ear drum!!!!???? Anyway, surface tension is an interesting thing - amazing how long it can hold its tension!! No wonder pond skaters enjoy whizzing round ponds.. just hope they don't like ears!
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