It can be painful to get water in your ears after swimming or taking a bath. Here are six simple ways to get rid of earwax:
To get the water to drain out, tilt your head to the side and gently pull your earlobe several different ways. The water can move out of the ear canal with the help of gravity.
1. Tilt Your Head
Put your head on your side and turn the hurt ear down. Putting the water in and letting gravity pull it out.
2. Use Gravity
Place your hand on the back of your ear and tilt your head to the side to make a vacuum. It's possible for the vacuum to help pull the water out of the ear canal.
3. Create Vacuum
Close your mouth and pinch your nose shut. Then, slowly let out your breath through your nose. The maneuver's pressure can help open the Eustachian tubes and let water out that is stuck inside them.
4. Try the "Valsalva Maneuver"
For a few minutes, put a warm compress or heating pad on the ear that hurts. The warmth can help the water that is stuck in the ear canal dry out.
5. Warm Compress
Use over-the-counter ear drops that are made to help drain extra water from the ear canal. Earwax can be broken down and water can drain better with these drops.