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12-10-2005, 11:42 PM
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Re: The myth of Q-Tips?
They said it was uncomfortable, and I'm a big pussy.
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#2
12-10-2005, 11:41 PM
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Re: The myth of Q-Tips?
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A couple coworkers have gone to the doctor to have their ears flushed/cleaned out, and they both said that it was amazing how much got yanked out of their ears and how much cleaner they felt. I am still scared to try it, though. [/ QUOTE ] That's how I feel about colon hydrotherapy.
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12-10-2005, 11:42 PM
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Re: The myth of Q-Tips?
Doctors, like the rest of the human race, also deal with a high percentage of the foolish and the clumsy. It's very possible to clean the ear with Q-tips well, if you use your head and have a bit of patience. It's definitely not the thing to do if you're one of those dudes who rolls up a gigantic ball or toilet paper and in a panic wipes his ass with a few strokes and then bolts from the toilet. You actually have to pay attention.
For one thing, put the damn thing in very slowly and carefully. For another, use several Q-tips and use the first ones to just dab about and pull out any rinds or loose particles of ear wax with just very light contact. For another, apply pressure outward, not inward. You don't want to be packing and grinding stuff inward and downward. For another, some people will never manage to master such things and just grind away. And for another, you have to do this by feel, so parents doing it for their kids, or anyone doing it for someone else, is much more likely to botch it.
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12-10-2005, 11:18 PM
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Re: The myth of Q-Tips?
I prefer Q-tipping to masturbation.
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12-10-2005, 11:42 PM
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Re: The myth of Q-Tips?
i thought this was common knowledge.
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12-10-2005, 11:50 PM
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Re: The myth of Q-Tips?
im a med student, one of the less displeasing things i have to clean out of people is impacted cerumen (earwax) due to q-tips, they can also cause infection because they break the skin surface and let bacteria penetrate into the tissues beneath
however knowing all of this i still use them
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#7
12-11-2005, 12:06 AM
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i thought this was common knowledge. [/ QUOTE ] Nope. I had no idea and am not going to be cleaning my ears out w/ QTips again. I've been meaning to go to an ENT for a nasal dripping problem, so I'll get the wax sucked out when I finally get around to making that trip.
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12-11-2005, 12:21 AM
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Re: The myth of Q-Tips?
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[ QUOTE ] i thought this was common knowledge. [/ QUOTE ] Nope. I had no idea and am not going to be cleaning my ears out w/ QTips again. I've been meaning to go to an ENT for a nasal dripping problem, so I'll get the wax sucked out when I finally get around to making that trip. [/ QUOTE ] Ha, this thread had the opposite effect on me. I'm cleaning out my ears as I type this. It feels so good.
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#9
12-11-2005, 12:22 AM
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Re: The myth of Q-Tips?
I know I should quit, but I can't. It feels so damn good. I think I'm addicted.
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#10
12-11-2005, 12:28 AM
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Re: The myth of Q-Tips?
When I shower I just turn my head sideways and let the water run into my ear. I find this more pleasant than q-tips and I would guess that it's more healthy, although I don't know if it is or not. Should I be worrying about any adverse side effects of hot water :P
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