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Ugh I just stuck a qtip too deep into my ear
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NathanMcMahon
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fact, republicans have a hard time using q-tips
Voice of Reason
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Lord Error
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I'm pretty sure almost everyone does? I never did that as a kid and ended with a terrible wax buildup in my ear, which resulted with me not being able to hear for well for a month even after they cleaned it with some chemical. Ever since then I make sure to let water get in there when I shower, and I use qtips to get that crap out about every week or so. Never had any problems. I'm not really sure what kind of problem there can be if you do it regularly and when the wax is softened.
The warning is probably some BS liability thing to prevent lawsuits from people who would jam it in full force not realizing how sensitive ear canal is.
wondermega
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what the hell else are we supposed to use them for. "art projects" my ass
Thanks Obama!
Probably for the idiots that want to stick it so far up their ear canal.
blame space
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wait you're not supposed to eat banana peels
Crownjo
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Schattenjäger;49687950 said:
Big mistake.
Usually if it's that bad in terms of pain or I see consistent bleeding like when I was kid a doctor. Otherwise for the most part I take a shower and the let the heat soften shit up and thenhair pin to be far more useful at getting something out. Qtips just push shit around. If you stick anything at all in your ear, which is risky as fuck, don't use a qtip except to get loose shit that is about to come out. I may do this every few weeks as build up takes a while for me.
My mom when I was kid use to use a bulb she could fill water, about lukewarm not hot. Spray it gently in the ear and let it drain out ear wax don't need much to come out.
Fuck qtips there are more useful untensils to stick in your ear and get the results you wants if it's that blocked up.
Lord Error
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OP, unless you were jamming that qtip in there like a maniac, the reason it hurts is that you have probably dislodged large amount of earwax crap that has dried in there and attached itself too firmly to your ear canal. You should not do it when the ear is completely dry.
You prob just hit the ear drum too hard. Need to be more gentle.
And I thought everyone used q-tips for the ears. What the heck are q-tips main purpose if not for cleaning your ears? How do people clean them without something like a q-tip. Using a finle won't work, as that is larger them my ear canel..
And I thought everyone used q-tips for the ears. What the heck are q-tips main purpose if not for cleaning your ears? How do people clean them without something like a q-tip. Using a finle won't work, as that is larger them my ear canel..
Winterfang
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I though that if it didn't hurt you weren't cleaning your ears right. I used to put it half way all the way into my ear canal.
weekend_warrior
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Schattenjäger;49687950 said:
I use Q-tips. Apparently I've perfected the art of not sticking it in too far because I've never had a problem.
BravesCountry
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somewhere in this situation is a tribe called quest reference waiting to happen. I'm not the man for it though
BravesCountry
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I hate googling any medical problems because there's always someone out there with the most extreme form of the condition, and for some reason these people love showing them off on google images.
Psychological Intellect
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google 2 kids 1 sandbox
Poltergust
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I don't see what else q-tips are useful for. I mean, what else are you supposed to clean your ears with? Your pinky finger? Enlighten me, HygieneGAF.
They're used for female cats in heat.
butzopower
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When I asked my doctor this they told me that I should basically just deal with it and either go to them when I need them cleaned out or go with some other home solutions that don't involve q-tips.
Winterfang
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The fuck? Are you saying that Q-tips are not for Human Ears but for Cat Vags?
It took more than 30 posts, damn GAF.
Here guys let me google it for ya http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-tip#Usage Using cotton swabs to clean your ears is just something thats been passed down from parents to kids for decades like an old wives tale, its not the best method
Colonel Nasty
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What the fuck? I've been doing wrong?!?!
I've used these to clean my ears for years :| I rarely do it and I'm always careful but I didn't think they were a complete no go
I use ear drops, they fizz away in my ear, but then what?
Why not? BELIEVE!
C'mon, let's go there.
If you can't hear it, get out the wax utensils
But don't stick them into your ear, 'cus that's ow.
ugh I just grabbed my ear. the thought of the pain...
qtips and alcohol are the way to go. you clean with gently radiating circles, so as not to damage the goods. Your ears are a delicate instrument, not a cartoon.
I forgot that different ethnicities have different types of ear wax. Like there's wet, medium and dry. That's freaky shit. If you're dry, you need an actual ear pick. I was at a chinese massage and barber place and the set up lady was cleaning my ears with one, and that's definitely not for me.
qtips and alcohol are the way to go. you clean with gently radiating circles, so as not to damage the goods. Your ears are a delicate instrument, not a cartoon.
I forgot that different ethnicities have different types of ear wax. Like there's wet, medium and dry. That's freaky shit. If you're dry, you need an actual ear pick. I was at a chinese massage and barber place and the set up lady was cleaning my ears with one, and that's definitely not for me.
Dang, that GAF thread's deleted...
RumblingRosco
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Buy hydrogen peroxide. Fill the cap up 50/50 with the hydrogen peroxide and some warm (not hot, warm) water. Pour that shit in ear (turning your head to the side to keep it in there). Leave it there for 5-10 seconds. Do this 2-3 times in each ear. If you do this a couple times a week you'll have no more ear wax, or very little anyway.
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