Yesterday while swimming at the health club, I got some water in my right ear. As I have been swimming for years and water has frequently filled my ear temporarily, I didn’t give it a second thought. Unfortunately, the water remained in my ear for 30 minutes and then for a couple hours. At first I figured it would eventually take care of itself and let it go. But it felt uncomfortable and I couldn’t hear out of my right ear.
When I asked people what remedies they might have, I certainly got an “ear full” !!! Blow your nose, cough, drink water slowly, and bend your head to the side while you jump up and down. Of course, none of these suggestions worked. But thank goodness for Google. I typed, “Removing water from your ear,” and found two great responses. The first I tried worked immediately. I bent my head to the side, put my palm against my ear, and began bumping my palm in and out. It acted like a suction device and within seconds my ear cleared. Later I tried a second suggestion to further dry out any remaining water. I turned on my hair dryer to low and began blowing the warm air into my ear.
As a result of the advice I found on the Internet, I felt much better and I can only wonder, “Whatever did we do before Google?”
By Hannah --www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions.
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