My ear feels as if it were corked shut with water and/or air trapped inside... I noticed this after swimming 2 weeks ago and haven't swum since. I thought it was the start of swimmer's ear but I've had only very minor pain irritation. The main annoyance is that corked feeling with something inside. So I figured there could be an ear wax build up keeping this corked up ...and maybe pool water seeped behind the wax ...so I tried Hydrogen peroxide 3% to fizz through the wax ...on my good ear it worked in 5 seconds to go through the wax and drip into the back of the ear ...but on the problem side I did 3 ten-minute sessions and still never got that feeling that it broke through. Then I tried Debrox ear wax removal (carbamide peroxide 6.5%) for 5 min and it didn't get through and uncork the ear either. Somehow this condition happened after swimming with ear plugs, now I'm wearing plugs in the shower too instead of enjoying a summer swim ...just feel that the stubborn wax is holding water/air inside ...Any advice to try next. I heard a product called Ear Wax MD was good to soften blockages. True?