While trapped water in the canal can cause infection and even damage, what turns out to be more harmful is the way used to extract it out. Almost everyone comes across this situation when water gets trapped in the ear canal and all people do is try and remove it by one of the most used methods - shaking the head. (Shutterstock).
A new study done by researchers at Cornell University and Virginia Tech has shown that shaking the head to remove water can cause brain damage in small children.