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Not so long ago I have been neglecting my daily "Swabbin' out of the ear after every shower" routine. So I decided to finally clear the gunk-infested pipe I call my ear canal. So I went on ahead and grabbed the usual tool for the job, a cotton swab, more so known as the Q-tip. Now, I've heard doctors say you're not suppose to go and shove these things into your ears and whatnot... Should have listened. So I proceeded onto cleaning, and realized... My right ear has gone deaf. I somehow managed to PUSH a gigantic gooey blockade, deep into my ear. So after a few days of agony, and every hiccup resulting in a sharp searing pain. I finally had it cleaned out by the doctors, and since the right was cleared, everything sounded like it in was HD surround sound. I finally went home, washed my face and the water dripping from the faucet was the COOLEST thing I've heard in a whole week... To sum up : Don't ever... EVER.... Use Q-tips to clean your ears out. They're a weapon of mass destruction... For your ears. There are other safer ways and remedies.... I just don't know them... Please enlighten me.. Lol.

2010-12-12 07:33:00 Author: illuminationx Posts: 860

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Now, I've heard doctors say you're not suppose to go and shove these things into your ears and whatnot... Should have listened. Well, I guess you can't now anyhow! Ba-zing.

2010-12-12 13:34:00 Author: Mr_T-Shirt Posts: 1477

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Yeah this has happened to me many times. Although I have only had it syringed by doctors once though. Ussually a bit of olive oil or earex works well

2010-12-12 13:56:00 Author: AssassinatorRFC Posts: 715

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So any optional alternatives for how to do it? Water gun? Yeah this has happened to me many times. Although I have only had it syringed by doctors once though. Ussually a bit of olive oil or earex works well ... Olive oil?

2010-12-12 14:51:00 Author: moonwire Posts: 1627

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I like using Pens myself . I have a similar problem with my ears too. Basically my Wife tends to Snore like a car with no muffler so I had to resort to using foam earplugs when I slept. I used them for 6 months and now my ears are always dry and itchy inside so I use whatever I can find to scratch them. I do know of a popular way they clean earwax around england ( if that's where you live). They're Called Ear Cleaning Candles (http://altmedicine.about.com/cs/govtregulation/a/EarCandle.htm).

2010-12-12 15:03:00 Author: KILLA_TODDZILLA Posts: 653

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...Why does it sound like this event ended up beneficial to you in the end given your hearing seems to have improved after going to the doctor? I remember once I shoved a q-tip in my ear so deep it bled for a bit. I still use Q-tips occassionally but am really careful how deep I shove them in. Also, shooting warm water in your ear actually can work pretty well; I've got this hollow rubber ball with a tapering tube on it that for that purpose.

2010-12-12 17:48:00 Author: Dapiek Absaroka Posts: 512

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I remember once I shoved a q-tip in my ear so deep it bled for a bit. You're doing it wrong.

2010-12-12 18:17:00 Author: Bremnen Posts: 1800

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I've been using Q-Tips since I was born and I never had bad experiences with it, like the one you described. And my ears produce so much wax that I'm thinking of opening a medicinal candle factory and sell candles for 10$ each because they are produced with "a rare wax made in tibet".

2010-12-12 18:52:00 Author: gdn001 Posts: 5891

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A cousin once managed to get a soft-gun ball thing (the little yellow orb some millimeters in diameter) in her ear and then we had to go to the doctor to get it removed. I think she put it in there to annoy me and my little brother... Karma :kz:

2010-12-12 19:05:00 Author: moonwire Posts: 1627

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