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I got water into my ear, but it felt like there is no water inside my ear. did it go down toward the eustachian tube or something else happened?

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Dr. Eric Chevlen answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology

Evaporation?: Unless you have a perforation in your eardrum—and you would know if you do!—any water that enters the external auditory canal stays there until it either rolls out, is drawn out, or evaporates.

Dr Elhalis agreed

Answered 2/8/2015

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A member asked:

I got water into my ear, but it felt like there is no water inside my ear. did it go down toward the eustachian tube or something else happened?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Eric Chevlen answered

Dr Elhalis agreed

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