Yeah, that’s why my instinct said not to do it for a long time but in the end I did it out of desperation. I didn’t think of the ramification of that maneuver when I did it, to be honest. I’m glad folks are chiming in with their knowledge about it.
I don’t think I had an ear infection because there would have been some sign of pain. I don’t think it was hard wax either because when I hiccup/regurgitate I heard a swooshing sound in that ear like a liquid or mucus getting stuck inside somewhere. I’m not sure if pouring hydrogen peroxide inside would help dislodge it.
Also, when I did it, there seems to be various degrees of hardness that you can control. At first I didn’t blow very hard, just to test the water. Then I blew a little bit harder at a time until things cleared up for me. It took about 3 tries to clear it up.
I wonder if I went to an ENT doctor, what they would have done about it. Whether they could have gone deep inside to suck anything out?