If we’re warned by doctor’s, and even by the warning label on the box not to put qtips in our ears because of possible damage, then why do qtips feel so damn good in them, and why is it so hard to stop once you start?
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You’re supposed to clean your ears by using a little shampoo every time you shower.
I went to an ear doctor because my ears felt clogged. Turns out they were fine. They said it’s good I don’t qtip. O for sure do, and told them that. They said, well, you’re doing a good job, but don’t do that. It’s risky.
Basically, you don’t want to cram the ear wax deeper. But if you use the qtip like a shovel, and scrape the wax outwards, it’s fine.
I’ve found no better way to clean my ears. Despite all horseshit I hear about them being bad, the other options of spaying liquid in there is uncomfortable as hell. Sticking anything else in there just doesn’t cut it. Those dumb ass candles are silly. Other expensive contraptions aren’t a road I’m going to travel down.
Q-Tips are for cleaning ears and nothing I’ve tried works better. Period. I’ve been doing it for over 40yrs with no issues.
One bad thing. The cotton strands from the q-tip come off in your ear (especially the cheap ones). Those cotton strands combine with your ear wax to make adobe bricks. The combination can really block your hearing.
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One bad thing. The cotton strands from the q-tip come off in your ear (especially the cheap ones). Those cotton strands combine with your ear wax to make adobe bricks. The combination can really block your hearing.
One bad thing. The cotton strands from the q-tip come off in your ear (especially the cheap ones). Those cotton strands combine with your ear wax to make adobe bricks. The combination can really block your hearing.
Itch. Scratch. Of course it feels relieving, but that still doesn’t make it safe. Qtip is definitely safer than pen caps, which I also use too frequently.
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I have a metal tin, that was my grandmother’s, and then my mother’s and now mine. It is for holding q-tips. It was manufactured for and labeled with the q-tip logo..
They actually instruct you to insert the q-tip into the ear canal gently, so you can clean the ear canal.
This do not insert BS is new, and because of stupid litigation.
I recommend watching wax removal videos on YouTube. Those guys can tell if you’ve been using QTips, because the wax gets shoved down the ear canal, sometimes right up against the eardrum. QTips leave a dent in the top. Don’t bother lying to them.
Most of the time, you actually need earwax. It’s there to protect your eardrum and beyond. There’s a little conveyer belt system that carries the earwax and dead skin up to the top and out of the body. If you’re the kind of person who gets a lot of earwax or has hearing aids, you might need help. Personally, I wipe with a washcloth, and I admit it, sometimes use a QTip, but only at the very entrance. Otherwise, I leave it alone.
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