Why and how does water get trapped in your ear and why is it sometimes difficult to get the water out?

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Why and how does water get trapped in your ear and why is it sometimes difficult to get the water out?

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This makes my ears hurt thinking about it. I have small ear canals to match my tiny hippo ears. When I was a kid I had to have tubes put in 6 times. I constantly had ear infections for the first 6 years of my life. I can actually feel the pop and drain of fluid from laying my head on a heating pad if I think about it. Water trapped in my ears was never a fun time.