I have swimmer's ear and i have water in my ears and used a q-tip and yellow ear wax came out. is that what's holding the water in?

Probably: The wax will cause water to be retained in your ear canal and lead to the swimmer's ear infection. Unfortunately, removing the waxdoesn't get rid of the infection. You will need to see your doctor and get it checked out.

Ear wax can: Ear wax can trap water behind it and cause external otitis or swimmers ear. If the ear remains tender for more than a couple of days then see your doctor.

Yes: Wax build up is the ear canal is very common. Some people suffer from it more then others. Water can get trapped between the ear drum and the wax. This increase the chance of infection especially the outer ear which we refer to as swimmer's ear or otitis externa. Infection can also sets in from impaction of the wax which is caused by q-tip usage.

Yes: Wax build up is the ear canal is very common. Some people suffer from it more than others. Water can get trapped between the ear drum and the wax. This increase the chance of infection especially the outer ear which we refer to as swimmer's ear or otitis externa. Infection can also sets in from impaction of the wax which is caused by q-tip usage.