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Posted: 3/5/2015 5:14:47 PM EDT
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One in each ear.
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Posted: 3/5/2015 5:17:55 PM EDT
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I absolutely have to use a Q-tip after every bath. The only one who has ever had ear wax issues is our oldest daughter and it started when she was old enough to clean her own ears with Q-tips and never did it.
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Posted: 3/5/2015 5:19:14 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/5/2015 5:31:21 PM EDT
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In for the gross youtube vids. My first thought. Lol |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 5:33:59 PM EDT
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In for the gross youtube vids. My first thought. Lol Such as........... http://youtu.be/msZCTLXn8yQ |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 5:43:16 PM EDT
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I quit using Q-tips years ago; they packed in as much stuff as they got out. Now I kinda gently scrape around in them with a nail from my 15 gauge trim nailer. Works way better. Just remember to use the head end, not the pointy one. PlaneJane. So badass she cleans her ears with FUCKING NAILS |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 5:44:14 PM EDT
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I absolutely have to use a Q-tip after every bath. .......... Same here. In over 40 years, never a problem - probably because I use it like a Roto-Rooter. 
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Posted: 3/5/2015 5:44:51 PM EDT
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Folded over paperclips work well
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Posted: 3/5/2015 5:49:06 PM EDT
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Would anyone trust an Urgent Care to get them cleaned?
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Posted: 3/5/2015 5:57:18 PM EDT
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I use these once per week or so while the wax is still soft from a hot shower.
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Posted: 3/5/2015 6:03:04 PM EDT
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Once. I was told no Qtips. Did you try ear candles?
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Posted: 3/5/2015 6:07:14 PM EDT
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Buy one of those Murine ear wax kits. Throw away the bottle and keep the blue rubber bulb. Use the bulb to shoot hot tap water into your ear. Repeat repeatedly until your earwax falls out.
Don't use q-tips, it just pushes the wax further into your ear. |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 6:12:06 PM EDT
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Yea unfortunately none of the above techniques has ever worked for me.
So the Urgent Care up the street said they can clean them out. I just don't trust that place or the doctors at all. |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 6:12:13 PM EDT
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Years ago I had an Iraqi Kurd bring his young son to me, complaining that the child had deafness in one of his ears for a few years.
Did an EENT exam on him and saw what I thought was impacted cerumen in the affected ear. Fished it out with a pair forceps and low and behold it was beetle that had crawled in his ear and been covered in ear wax. Been in there for years. |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 6:13:44 PM EDT
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Oh yea. I've tried them all. The past three times I've been they've sucked it out with a tool. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I've tried everything to clean it out myself. Going to have the GF go in with some tweezers tonight and if that doesn't work then I may just take a trip to the emergency room. As of right now I cannot hear out of my right ear and have a bad migraine from this shit. So, you've tried the Murine kit? Comes with drops and a bulb for hot water? Oh yea. I've tried them all. The past three times I've been they've sucked it out with a tool. My ears get wax build up bad. I've tried everything but end up with a Dr visit. This is what I found works. Put oil drops in your ear a day or once a day 2 days before using this. http://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Washer-Bottle-Doctor-Easy/dp/B005M2B5P0/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1425593568&sr=8-3&keywords=ear+wax+removal+tool |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 6:16:28 PM EDT
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The tip of your index finger can access every part of your ear but the canal. Just clean them when you are in the shower. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I did once. Doc told me to quit using q-tips. I did. Never happened again. Quit using them? 
I'd think you'd want to use them to get the wax out. What'd he tell you to use, your car keys? Just clean them when you are in the shower. Yep. And trust me, it was weird. I'd been taught to dig around in there with a swab regularly. Can't argue with the results though. The inside of the ear is a self cleaning little bastard. |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 6:17:07 PM EDT
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Old school recipe given to me by a doctor/ Scuba diver. Get a small bottle with a dropper. Into bottle pour 3/4 vodka and 1/4 white vinegar. Put a dropper full in each ear once a week or after swimming.
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Posted: 3/5/2015 6:17:38 PM EDT
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I had that once in my twenties, Dr said one side was almost entirely blocked, he told me to get an ear wash kit at the drug store and quit using Q tips. The ear wash kit got the junk out and when I quit using the Q tips I didn't have that problem anymore. I'll go in and flush them out about once a year, that's all that's needed.
There's no need to go to the Dr to get it removed, you can do it easily at home. |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 6:18:39 PM EDT
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I use debrox drops and a big earwax syringe with hot water to blow the shit out. The syringe is 10 times better than the bulb. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile This is the better route to clear out the wax. I had my doc clean my ears out because of the wax. He freaked out on the size of the wax coming out of my ears. |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 6:25:36 PM EDT
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I had that once in my twenties, Dr said one side was almost entirely blocked, he told me to get an ear wash kit at the drug store and quit using Q tips. The ear wash kit got the junk out and when I quit using the Q tips I didn't have that problem anymore. I'll go in and flush them out about once a year, that's all that's needed. There's no need to go to the Dr to get it removed, you can do it easily at home. Not quite that easy. Like I said I've tried almost every home remedy and never had success. Usually has to be fished out using utensils or sucked out. |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 6:28:55 PM EDT
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I keep it in there, it helps me at the range.
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Posted: 3/5/2015 6:29:03 PM EDT
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When I was getting my physical at MEPS I failed the hearing exam. Sent me and a couple other guys down the road to a medical clinic. The gunk he flushed out was insane. Hard to believe the size of the wax ball.
I bought one of those elephant ear flushing kits and clean them out every few months now. |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 7:35:03 PM EDT
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I had a hair folicle in my ear canal go nuts once and grow a big, stiff hair THROUGH my ear drum.
Finally got the doctor to pull the damn thing out with tweezers. Didn't hurt, but the sound was... unsettling. |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 9:23:56 PM EDT
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There is an OTC cleaner called "Debrox" that works miracles.
I used to have issues. No more. |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 9:25:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Same here. In over 40 years, never a problem - probably because I use it like a Roto-Rooter. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I absolutely have to use a Q-tip after every bath. .......... Same here. In over 40 years, never a problem - probably because I use it like a Roto-Rooter. yup me too. Don't know how anyone can stand that shit in your ears  |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 9:37:37 PM EDT
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If it's that bad go to the urgent care center. From my understanding (probably wrong) most of the doctors there are moonlighting real doctors.
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Posted: 3/5/2015 10:04:34 PM EDT
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My ears get wax build up bad. I've tried everything but end up with a Dr visit. This is what I found works. Put oil drops in your ear a day or once a day 2 days before using this. http://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Washer-Bottle-Doctor-Easy/dp/B005M2B5P0/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1425593568&sr=8-3&keywords=ear+wax+removal+tool Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I've tried everything to clean it out myself. Going to have the GF go in with some tweezers tonight and if that doesn't work then I may just take a trip to the emergency room. As of right now I cannot hear out of my right ear and have a bad migraine from this shit. So, you've tried the Murine kit? Comes with drops and a bulb for hot water? Oh yea. I've tried them all. The past three times I've been they've sucked it out with a tool. My ears get wax build up bad. I've tried everything but end up with a Dr visit. This is what I found works. Put oil drops in your ear a day or once a day 2 days before using this. http://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Washer-Bottle-Doctor-Easy/dp/B005M2B5P0/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1425593568&sr=8-3&keywords=ear+wax+removal+tool Damn, I read a bunch of the reviews, and I might just have to buy one of these. |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 10:06:23 PM EDT
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Lay on your left side and pour in hyrdrogen peroxide till your ear is full. Lay there for 5 min. Repeat. Then get in the shower with the water as hot as you can stand and let it spray down in there. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I've tried everything to clean it out myself. Going to have the GF go in with some tweezers tonight and if that doesn't work then I may just take a trip to the emergency room. As of right now I cannot hear out of my right ear and have a bad migraine from this shit. Lay on your left side and pour in hyrdrogen peroxide till your ear is full. Lay there for 5 min. Repeat. Then get in the shower with the water as hot as you can stand and let it spray down in there. ^^^this |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 10:07:19 PM EDT
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Hydrogen peroxide and ear candles from time too time. Also, q-tips are not to be inserted into the ear canal.  snicker |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 10:09:59 PM EDT
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Followed up by a coffee enema, liver flush and a tarot reading. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Hydrogen peroxide and ear candles from time too time. Followed up by a coffee enema, liver flush and a tarot reading. lol |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 10:13:46 PM EDT
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I used to use those Japanese ear cleaners, with no problem. But lately, i'll use a small screw driver or the cap from an old BIC pen. And follow it up with Q-tips.
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Posted: 3/5/2015 10:14:09 PM EDT
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Followed up by a coffee enema, liver flush and a tarot reading. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Hydrogen peroxide and ear candles from time too time. Followed up by a coffee enema, liver flush and a tarot reading. Be sure to check with your phrenologist to ensure you are healthy enough to use ear candles. |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 10:16:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: PlaneJane. So badass she cleans her ears with FUCKING NAILS Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I quit using Q-tips years ago; they packed in as much stuff as they got out. Now I kinda gently scrape around in them with a nail from my 15 gauge trim nailer. Works way better. Just remember to use the head end, not the pointy one. PlaneJane. So badass she cleans her ears with FUCKING NAILS |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 10:19:33 PM EDT
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Not even the tip. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Hydrogen peroxide and ear candles from time too time. Also, q-tips are not to be inserted into the ear canal. Not even the tip. Not even to see how it feels? |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 10:19:49 PM EDT
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I've got something weird going on in my left ear. . . This past summer, and I think part of the one before, every time I went swimming (ocean) and got my head under water, the water would not drain out of that ear. . . would stay totally plugged up. . . Eventually it would come out, especially if I laid down with that ear to the ground. . but sometimes it would take overnight to come out. . .
I do a gentle cleansing of my ears every day with Q-tips after showering, and am careful not to "shove" the thing in my ear. . . I think my hearing is ok, but I can't figure out what's holding the water in. . . I have heard that sometimes the ear canal can change shape as you age, and perhaps that is it. . . I also came up with a technique to get the water out quickly. . I took a napkin or paper towel, and twisted a bit to a fine "point", then S-L-O-W-L-Y inserted the twisted bit into my ear. . . as soon as it touched the bubble of water it would be drawn out. . . and since the paper towel/napkin end is soft, and I inserted it slowly, it would not damage my eardrum---if I even got that far, which is doubtful. . . Anyway I'm going to see an ENT to have it checked out. . . drives me nuts at the shore. . . |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 10:21:39 PM EDT
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I did once. Doc told me to quit using q-tips. I did. Never happened again. I use q-tips twice a day. Never had ear wax problems. How often do you clean your ears? Or better, how infrequent. |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 10:24:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yep. And trust me, it was weird. I'd been taught to dig around in there with a swab regularly. Can't argue with the results though. The inside of the ear is a self cleaning little bastard. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I did once. Doc told me to quit using q-tips. I did. Never happened again. Quit using them? I'd think you'd want to use them to get the wax out. What'd he tell you to use, your car keys? Just clean them when you are in the shower. Yep. And trust me, it was weird. I'd been taught to dig around in there with a swab regularly. Can't argue with the results though. The inside of the ear is a self cleaning little bastard.  |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 10:25:15 PM EDT
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I use a big ass turkey baster and hot water after letting my ear soak with multiple cap fulls of peroxide.
I had it real bad Monday and spent hours working on my ear,I finally got it. |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 10:30:38 PM EDT
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Qtips my entire life, no problems.
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Posted: 3/5/2015 10:31:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I use q-tips twice a day. Never had ear wax problems. How often do you clean your ears? Or better, how infrequent. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I did once. Doc told me to quit using q-tips. I did. Never happened again. I use q-tips twice a day. Never had ear wax problems. How often do you clean your ears? Or better, how infrequent. Using them twice a day is probably why you never have a problem. |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 10:34:03 PM EDT
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Years ago I had an Iraqi Kurd bring his young son to me, complaining that the child had deafness in one of his ears for a few years. Did an EENT exam on him and saw what I thought was impacted cerumen in the affected ear. Fished it out with a pair forceps and low and behold it was beetle that had crawled in his ear and been covered in ear wax. Been in there for years.
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Posted: 3/5/2015 10:47:21 PM EDT
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I had a hair folicle in my ear canal go nuts once and grow a big, stiff hair THROUGH my ear drum. Finally got the doctor to pull the damn thing out with tweezers. Didn't hurt, but the sound was... unsettling. Holy shit I'd have given a brick of 22lr to have seen that. I'd have given a whole AR if I could've pulled it myself. |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 10:49:28 PM EDT
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In for the gross youtube vids. My first thought. Lol Such as........... http://youtu.be/msZCTLXn8yQ that person really needed to be using tweezers or something earlier on than they did |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 10:55:05 PM EDT
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Once. I was told no Qtips. Did you try ear candles? Tried this once. Got some ear candles as a curio/gag gift for Christmas one year. Brother insisted I try it right there at the breakfast table. I kept asking how they could possibly work and no one could answer. They just kept insisting I stick it in my ear and light'er up. Reluctantly I did. It didn't last long. Few things are as unsettling as having something on fire burning towards your ear hole while your family howls in laughter. I ended up putting it out in some water I'd just doused, donned a magnetic bracelet and rubbed the moon stone for a while. Problem solved. |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 10:56:47 PM EDT
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I get it. Stopped because I do a hydrogen peroxide solution every now and then to keep it from building up.
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Posted: 3/5/2015 10:57:53 PM EDT
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I quit using Q-tips years ago; they packed in as much stuff as they got out. Now I kinda gently scrape around in them with a nail from my 15 gauge trim nailer. Works way better. Just remember to use the head end, not the pointy one. The skinny part of the cap of a cheap bic pen works too |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 11:00:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yup. Ear candles don't do shit. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Hydrogen peroxide and ear candles from time too time. Followed up by a coffee enema, liver flush and a tarot reading.  |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 11:07:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: PlaneJane. So badass she cleans her ears with FUCKING NAILS Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I quit using Q-tips years ago; they packed in as much stuff as they got out. Now I kinda gently scrape around in them with a nail from my 15 gauge trim nailer. Works way better. Just remember to use the head end, not the pointy one. PlaneJane. So badass she cleans her ears with FUCKING NAILS |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 11:08:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yea unfortunately none of the above techniques has ever worked for me. So the Urgent Care up the street said they can clean them out. I just don't trust that place or the doctors at all. |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 11:10:04 PM EDT
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I quit using Q-tips years ago; they packed in as much stuff as they got out. Now I kinda gently scrape around in them with a nail from my 15 gauge trim nailer. Works way better. Just remember to use the head end, not the pointy one. Stainless or galvanized?
I use qtips every day. No issues. I too do the peroxide then hot water in the shower method. After the shower add rubbing alcohol to remove excess water from ear. YMMV. I'm a General Contractor, not an ENT. I also make a mean vodka "martini", bad ass soufflés, and can cook up to 35 steaks at a time without fucking any of them up. |
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