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Originally posted by Holly
Get some rubbing alcohol, tilt your head to the side, and pour about a capful into your ear.
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NEVER EVER pour rubbing alcohol in your ear. It has a drying effect that causes your ear canal to become susceptible to to harmful bacteria. You use acetic acid better known as white vinegar. You can even heat it to make it comfortable. I know this because I have a pool and am prone to swimmer's ear ( unimaginable pain) so I have a very good Ear, Nose & Throat specialist. He preaches against alcohol in the ear from the mountaintops. He gets pissed that people have been told to do this. All it does is pucker your delicate ear tissue making your ears way more vulnerable to bacteria.
Acetic acid restores the ph in your ear after water has gotten in it.