What to do if water gets into your ears

What should you do if water gets into your ears? In fact, many people have encountered this situation. In daily life, we have to wash our faces and take a bath every day, so it is easy for water to get into the ears. It is easiest for water to get into the ears when swimming. Many people will feel uncomfortable after water gets into their ears, and sometimes they can hear the sound of flowing water. At this time, many friends will shake their heads left and right, trying to let the water flow out.

Water in the ears is very dangerous, so we must pay enough attention to it. Water in the ears can easily cause otitis media or other infections. If it is not removed in time, earwax will accumulate in the ears, making it difficult to remove and blocking the ear canal. So let's learn what to do if water gets in the ears. I hope this method can help you avoid the pain caused by water in the ears.

Tools/Raw Materials

Sterile cotton wool or soft absorbent paper

Steps/Methods

1. Tilt your head towards the ear with water in it, then use the foot on the same side to support yourself, pull your ear with your hand to straighten the ear canal, and jump on one foot a few times to let the water flow out.

2. Roll up sterilized cotton wool or soft absorbent paper into a twist and gently insert it into the ear where water has entered. When the twist touches the water, the water will be absorbed by the twist.

3. Cover the ear with your hands tightly and release it suddenly to suck out the water.

4 Pull the auricle with your fingers, open your mouth repeatedly, and move the temporomandibular joint. This can make the skin of the external auditory canal move up and down and left and right continuously or change the stability of the water barrier and the pressure, so that the water flows out of the external auditory canal.

Did you know?

Because water has a certain tension, it forms a barrier after entering the narrow external auditory canal and divides the external auditory canal into two sections. Due to the gravity of the water, a secondary pressure is generated between the water barrier and the eardrum, maintaining the pressure balance on both sides of the water barrier, making it difficult for water to flow out automatically.

Have you learned what to do if water gets into your ears? Many friends easily get water into their ears when they take a bath. So after remembering these methods, take good care of your ears after taking a bath every day, which will prevent your ears from getting infected or inflamed and protect their health.