I have had water in my ear before and it got so bad that I had to have it flushed out! This happened two different times. I went to the doctors and they use this silver apparatus that reminded me of what my mom uses to decorate the top of the cakes with icing. They make you hold this cup under your ear and then they shoot the water in and it loosens everything up in there. It has been a while but I've had it done twice and it works like a charm...