What Aqua said. Also, you could try soaking it in warm water or sticking a square of (unused) toilet paper in it.
you'd actually be surprised. When I was younger I had an ear infection, and even before and after I had problems with my ear, and putting something in it made it feel a little better
Oh, I can understand someone putting something in their ear for an ear infection. But she said unused as if someone would put used toilet paper in their ear... first time for everything, I suppose. :)