Drain water-logged ears with Olympic ease
Categories: Fitness
Every day I swim, I end up with two ears full of water. Stuck water. Water that won't drain on its own. Water that makes me feel like I'm in a tunnel. I've found a remedy -- a little bottle of something from my local drugstore that works wonders. I insert a few drops into each ear and instantly, I feel a warm sensation, followed by a release of that water, which runs promptly onto the side of face and smells a lot like ... alcohol.Alcohol. That's the exact ingredient in my perfect potion. Nothing magical about it. And nothing I need to buy from the store.
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Natalie Coughlin tells Real Simple magazine (August 2008) that she has a do-it-yourself method for freeing the water that fills her ears. Here's what she does.
- Combine equal parts rubbing alcohol (to dry ears) with white vinegar (to disinfect).
- Place in an eye dropper.
- Put a few drops in the ear canal.
- Wait 30 seconds.
- Drain.
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Jim 7-31-2008 @ 10:59AM
That is a simple trick that work for me, not sure whether it will be helpful for others. When I have a water-logged ear, I will pour a few scope of water into my ear then turn my ear toward the floor, normally the water that I pour into the ear will help to drain out those stuck.
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