To massage your ears to drain you can start by using firm and steady pressure and slide your finger down until you feel a groove between the ear lobe and jaw.
Then trace that groove all the way down your neck to the collar bone while using the same firm pressure.
Then repeat the procedure 3 times on each side for 3 times per day.
You can drain fluid from your middle ear at home by wiggling your earlobe, creating a vacuum, using a blow dryer, using gravity by tilting your head to the side and using eardrops or sprays and inhaling steam.
Chewing, yawning and shaking and tugging at the ear can also help to drain fluid from your middle ear.
Mucinex will help fluid in the ears by decongesting the ears and sinus and stuffy nose as the nose and ears are actually connected through the eustachian tube.
The best position to sleep to drain Eustachian tubes is to sleep upright so that fluid in the ear can drain easier and ease pressure and pain in the middle ear.
Prop yourself up on a stack of pillows or even sleep in a reclining sofa or armchair if possible.
Most times fluid in ears will drain from the middle ear within a few months without treatment.
If the fluid has not drained within 3 months from the ear or middle ear then you may need treatment.
Taking decongestants by mouth or spray into your nose can help to decongest your ears as well.
Doctors can see fluid in the middle ear by using a pneumatic otoscope which is a specialized tool used to diagnose ear infections.
The pneumatic otoscope allows the doctor to look into the ear and judge whether there is fluid or not behind the eardrum.
Doctors get fluid out of the middle ear by using a procedure called a myringotomy that creates a hole in your eardrum to allow the fluid which is trapped in your middle ear to drain out.
In many cases as small tube is inserted into the hole in your eardrum to help maintain the drainage of the fluid out of the middle ear.
The fluid in the middle ear can be pus, blood and or water.
You can decongest your ears fast by chewing some gum, yawning or swallowing or by taking a deep breath and try blowing out of your nose gently while also pinching your nostrils and keeping your mouth closed.
When you hear a popping noise then you have decongested your ears.
You can also decongest your ears by using some Flonase or other nasal sprays.
The medication that dries up fluid in ears is Pseudoephedrine.
The antihistamine that is best for fluid in the ears is Zyrtec-D, Allegra-D and Claritin-D.
Flonase can also help get rid of fluid in ears.
Flonase and other nasal sprays will help unclog your ears.
Flonase does help fluid in the ears.
There is a connection between the ears and sinus cavities so using flonase through your nose can help with fluid in the ears.
Nasal sprays can unclog your ears by relieving sinus blockage and inflammation.
Saline mists and sprays can also help provide moisture to the nasal passages, which can dry out due to bacteria, pollen, or dust.
A homemade remedy and cure for swimmer's ear can be mixed from a solution of half rubbing alcohol and half vinegar.
The alcohol combines with water in the ear and then evaporates, removing the water, while the acidity of the vinegar keeps bacteria from growing.
Apply a couple of drops of solution in each ear.
While the symptoms can be mild in the beginning, untreated swimmer's ear can get worse and cause serious problems.
The good news is that swimmer's ear usually goes away pretty quickly with treatment.
Swimmer's ear is often brought on by water that remains in your ear, creating a moist environment that aids the growth of bacteria.
Putting fingers, cotton swabs or other objects in your ears also can lead to swimmer's ear by damaging the thin layer of skin lining your ear canal.
Swimmer's ear is also known as otitis externa.
Hydrogen Peroxide can and will get rid of water that's trapped in your ear caused by swimmer's ear and you just take an ear dropper and drop a few drops of hydrogen peroxide into your ear until it fizzles and then tilt your head so that the water can drain out of your ears.
Rubbing Alcohol and Vinegar works better though for getting rid of swimmer's ear since the Rubbing Alcohol will actually evaporate the water in your ear and the Vinegar will kill off any bacteria in your ear that may be there from the water.
Another thing you can do to get rid of Swimmer's ear is to use a blow dryer on the low heat setting to help dry out the water and moisture in your ear.