Ok. Two days ago i was diagnosed with swimmer's ear in my right ear. Last night, i put in my ear drops and plugged up my ear tightly with a piece of cotton. Later when i went to bed, i layed down on my pillow with my plugged up right ear laying on the pillow. I just woke up and it is 5 am. Now that ear feels weird. It's hard to explain. Kidna like the sound is slightly muted...it feels like a large amount of liquid is trapped in my ear, but there really isnt any there...I just want to know what happened and if this is permanent... :/ hhmmmm....