Posted on 04/28/2011 3:07:30 PM PDT by decimon
The use of a Q-Tip has waxed stronger over the last few years.
LOL. You are on a roll.
I expect a law against q-tips at any moment. It would be easier to make a law against idiots, but then the Democrats wouldn’t have a constituency...
Thank God I use an ice pick.
Many years ago, I had an ear infection/build up of ear wax and regardless of the medical stuff the ear specialist did on my ear, he still insisted that I still NOT use swabs. Ever. He never recommended it nor anyone who specializes in his field.
The use of Q-Tips should be drummed out of the practice of ear cleaning.
By doing that you’re damaging your hearing in the long run by damaging the cilia in the ear canal.
If you have a need to clean your ears, use an ear syringe bulb once a week while in the shower. Then if the moisture is a factor use swim ear.........
The ear infections you are talking about are a byproduct of the very item you claim is preventing them. The bacteria is already there and compacted deep into the ear canal by the cotton swabs you are using.............
I used to have the same problem, thinking the swabs were the cure when in fact they were the cause...........
Once I switched to regularly flushing out the ear canal with the bulb syringes I never had a problem again.............
Those folks recomend that you never stick anything in your ear except your elbow
Why wouldn’t he recommend anyone who specializes in his field?
I was always told that if I swallowed watermelon seeds that they would sprout in my stomach and then grow vines out my ears.
That should push out the beans! :-)
Use the products marketed for this, such as Swim Ear. I also need to keep my ears dry and I love to swim. I use the silicon ear *plugs* (they actually just cover the ear opening) and also use a couple of drops of Swim ear after exposure to water. You could also use the ear covers in the shower.
I went from having a major fungal infection every summer to having none after using the ear covers, adding Swim Ear only whenever I had an inadvertent failure of the silicon, since the Swim Ear is drying and can be irritating if used regularly. I think shooters use them to prevent sound damage, as well.
Soap, glycerin, and a small squirt bottle or bulb are the only way to clean your ears.
Remember that he is of the same tribe as the ER folks who recommend never letting your children ride a bicycle.
If you are worried about shoving a Q-tip through your ear drum, use hydrogen peroxide or a nose syringe filled with warm water.
Ears or nose?
My wife is always digging around in her ears with those things. Gives me the heeby jeebes.
Yes.
For heaven’s sake..
It’s a cotton swap, not a drill bit. Don’t do it till it hurts.
Ssshhhhh, I have a secret. If you do get moist ears that lead to an itchy eczema in them, like in the summer if you swim, the doctor’s prescriptive antifungal drops will cure it, but you can spare yourself the costs and the need for the office visit and prescription by ordering the same drops off AMAZON - but they are made for dogs! IT’S THE SAME STUFF. Shhhh, just don’t tell anyone...
Have you ever seen the tool drs. use to remove ear wax? It’s a metal loop, similar to half a paper clip, the ototek loop. Did I mention that paper clips have other uses besides holding papers together?
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