ENT I believe I am suffering from SOM, chronic water in the ear. I wake my self up at night with my finger in my ear. Each night before I go to bed and each morning when I wake up, I have to use a Q tip to dry my ear. I know I shouldn't use a q tip but that is the only way I have found to dry my ear. Antibiotics have not helped.Is it possible that the tube from the ear to the back of the throat is clogged? Does this require surgery to unstop?hanks,Jim Mecom