Get out of my ear already

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Awesome 4th of July party this past weekend. The food was delicious, the company was great, and I very much appreciated the chance to swim in the nearby lake. My bikini doesn't get nearly enough time to come out and play; once a year is really not enough. It was one of the best social events I've attended in quite some time. Congrats to captainecchi and electric_d_monk for putting it on, they really knocked it out of the park.

The only problem is now I have water in my left ear that won't seem to come out. I have tried every home remedy that friends and the Internet can suggest, and nothing has helped. The pressure's a bit painful, and I can't hear so well on that side. I think it may have reduced slightly since Saturday, but it's still bugging me. This has never happened to me before and I'm quite vexed. The most annoying thing is that it's most comfortable when I lie on my back and the water shifts to the back of my head; when I'm upright it pools downward and is painful. I was extremely prone to ear infections when I was a kid, and I've read that the risk increases the longer the water stays in there, so I may end up seeing a doctor about it just so I don't have to put up with it anymore. Not the momento I was hoping to bring home with me from attending a fabulous party.

Comments

[lisefrac.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you had a good time! It's very hard for me to judge as the party's in progress how it's going.

Now I kind of want to do more dinner parties, where I can interact with people a little bit more intimately...

Regarding your ear, Matt had a similar problem after we went tubing on a lake near his parents' house one time. He ended up having to go to a doctor to get it drained. I think you might want to do this before it gets worse.

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It was a blast! And I'd love dinner parties as well. :-)

Yeah, I think the doctor's my safest bet right now. Going to try to go in today if I can.

[john-in-boston.livejournal.com]

Does Auro-Dri count as a home remedy? I've never had that stuff fail to clear out my ears in the 15 or so years that I've been using it. It does tend to work best when applied immediately after getting the water in your ear, though.

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That's pretty much exactly what the doctor did when I went in to get it taken care of. Thanks for mentioning it, if it ever happens again that's the first thing I'll try.