Experienced with a Hookah? I have a cleaning Q?

When I run water into the hose ports the water doesn't go through very much at all- it'll get wet but it won't drip or anything. I tried to blow the water through them and it won't go. But when i suck through it I still get some air. Is this normal? Should I try and put anything small through the port to the other side to make the hole larger? I just got my hookah the other day- I've used it probably 3 times. cleaning thoroughly after each use and leaving apart to dry overnight. Not sure if it matters much but I've used soex (nicotine, tobacco and tar free) mix fruit and the base has had ice and a mix or kool-aids in it (the smell of the mix fruit wasn't great and I had planned on putting different liquids in the base for taste from the start- haven't experienced staining or anything yet). So please- let me know if my hose ports are normal or what I can do to make them normal (I looked online first and feel silly having to ask in the first place so... be gentle) Thank you!

ps- sorry if this is in the wrong category- I couldn't find one I thought it fit into.....