Why Q-Tips Are Actually Making Your Ear Wax Problem Worse

[pdub]

That's actually a link on the MSN home page right now, as we speak. If that's all somebody has to be concerned about and click on, we've finally run out of things to click on.

I'm bored as hell, painted the porch....I want my new brakes. They'll be here the middle of next week. So they say. Brakes. I want brakes. I want Red's dadgum new brakes. dadgummit. They say the rotors are still on the lathe. They have to build them. I'm No. 1 on their list. Dadgummit. It's been two weeks. dadgummit.

[oletrux4evr]

Never put anything in your ear that is smaller than your elbow.

[pdub]

I won't, dadgummit.

[DanStokes]

WHAT!!!

(Sorry Bob - hope that wasn't offensive. Not sure of deaf PC)

Dan

[pdub]

Dan, you're always the voice of reason, the granddad...

[corvettedad]

They had our old paper machine which they use now more for special grades make a grade that was a specific off shade white to make the stick part of the Q-tip. There goal was to reduce the brightness of the cotton part ( saves THEM money ) but not let the consumer realize it. Looks extra bright compared to the stick part.

[mlcraven]

They had our old paper machine which they use now more for special grades make a grade that was a specific off shade white to make the stick part of the Q-tip. There goal was to reduce the brightness of the cotton part ( saves THEM money ) but not let the consumer realize it. Looks extra bright compared to the stick part.

Ha! I wondered what happened...thanks for the explanation.

[pdub]

They had our old paper machine which they use now more for special grades make a grade that was a specific off shade white to make the stick part of the Q-tip. There goal was to reduce the brightness of the cotton part ( saves THEM money ) but not let the consumer realize it. Looks extra bright compared to the stick part.

Our pulp dryer makes the stuffing for Kotex and tampons and baby diapers. It's a shitty job, but somebody has to do it.

[DanStokes]

Right, right, yer bloody well right.

Dan

[sueunit]

I don't know, guys. My hearing aid specialist gave me "ear cleaning" lessons. The method involved sweet olive oil with a rinse of rubbing alcohol, both applied with Q-tips. I think the secret is "CAREFULLY". Her theory is the sweet olive oil softens ear wax, and the alcohol takes it out. Oh, and then dry with yet a third Q-tip. So that's 6 Q-tips for each cleaning. I think she must own stock.

I do know you NEVER ever put Hydrogen Peroxide in your ears. My friend suffered a ruptured ear drum from all the fizzing/foaming action of it.

[Deaf Bob]

I use alky.. I pierced a drum in highschool and it sure screwed my balance..
Nights are horrible for me. Walking drunk withour a drop of alky..
I have used q-tips all my life..

[STINEY]

20 years ago a buddy had some industrial incident where his eardrum was ruptured.

The doctors actually took a graft sample from his butt cheek and rebuilt the eardrum from it.

We always called him but thread after that. True story. He could hear great afterwards, and still can today. Amazing.

Earwax buildup is a serious issue for many people, though it is one of those PC intolerant topics to discuss (yeah, I said it, PC is intolerant)

My Grandpa had it, had to make regular Doctor visits to have the plugs removed. And my Grandpa was NOT a man to go to the Doctor more than once or twice a decade, as a rule, so you know it was bad.
He was an experimenter too, was always trying things to do it himself or prevent buildup. He had mixed levels of mild success, sooner or later he had to go back to the Docs.

Funny thing about Q-tips....ever actually read the instructions?

They very specifically say NOT TO INSERT IN YOUR EAR. Ha!

[G-Motive]

My ears ring like a mo-fo 24/7, right side is worse that the left. I chalk it up to occupational hazard.

[STINEY]

Tinnitus

[G-Motive]

First day of trade school they warned us of all the hazards then gave the option to walk if we couldn't handle it, I stayed.