The tilting the head to the side and shaking up and down thing always works for me. My ENT doc is not a big fan of putting alcohol in your ears as it will dry out the membranes and make them more prone to injury or infection, especially if used daily and in conjunction with the inner ears being exposed to dirty chloriny water. But it's probably still better than having clogged ears all the time as that's a recipe for lots of trouble too.
The tilting the head to the side and shaking up and down thing always works for me. My ENT doc is not a big fan of putting alcohol in your ears as it will dry out the membranes and make them more prone to injury or infection, especially if used daily and in conjunction with the inner ears being exposed to dirty chloriny water. But it's probably still better than having clogged ears all the time as that's a recipe for lots of trouble too.
