Re: Repeated accumulation of fluid in my middle ear

>The ear canal has a slight upward slope from the external opening,
>so's water doesn't naturally run into it.  Rinsing your ears under
>a running shower nozzle would get much more water into the canal than 
>cleansing the ear with a cloth and then rinsing with a cloth.  You 
>normally don't need to swab/cleanse the canal.  I've known folks who 
>clean out ear wax with alcohol.  Ear wax is part of the normal defense 
>against dirt and belongs in the ear.  If it is impacted, a doc should 
>remove it.

My internist uses water pressure (from a sort-of squeeze bottle) to
remove earwax, and suggests letting water from the shower run in there
periodically to help keep it cleaned out.  Not sure this is such a
good idea...