I've heard of water on the knee, but today I'm being pestered by water in my ear. Yeah, you read that right...don't bother cleaning your glasses, or squinting at the screen.

The other day I had a squishy sound in my left ear, whenever I blew my nose. I'll give you a few minutes to recover from that thought, and apologize if you have a sensitive stomach...

At any rate, being a bit of a handy-man home medic, I decided to try a few creative solutions, rather than visit my local walk-in clinic.

First off, I cupped my hand to simulate a suction cup, and tried to get it to clear with a few repetitions of that exercise, but didn't succeed in fooling my interior ear water.

Then, I went to the pharmacist to pickup a prescription for something else (penicillin for my tooth problems...see yesterday's post), and asked if they might have a solution for "squishy ear". The fellow gave me some kind of ear drops for swimmer's itch, which seemed appropriate enough, even though they weren't really all that itchy, truth be told.

The directions said to put in a couple of drops, but when you tilt the bottle into your ear, how the hell do you see how many drops are going in???

My first mistake was giving the little plastic bottle a squeeze, which I determined immediately to be an unnecessary step. Gravity alone would have been sufficient. If I thought I had water in my ear before, it was easy to confirm that theory now.

As the night progressed, and my hearing diminished, I determined that maybe today after I posted this blog, I should really go and visit that walk-in clinic....

Chow for now!!