Doctors advise using cotton swabs to clean your ears usually doesn't work, and doing this can hurt your ears.
Man Gets Skull Infection After Cleaning Ear w/ Cotton Swab
by Anonymous | reply 40 | March 15, 2019 10:20 AM |
That's why I stick to a BBQ wire brush.
by Anonymous | reply 1 | March 14, 2019 3:17 PM |
You need one of these to clean your ears in style, like the Japanese do.
by Anonymous | reply 2 | March 14, 2019 3:18 PM |
Been using them all my life and they work just fine. The trick is to rotate them while swabbing the sides, so you don't push the earwax even further in. And of course stop before you reach the eardrum. All common sense.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | March 14, 2019 3:19 PM |
I use my serrated edge letter opener to dig in my ears.
No kidding.
by Anonymous | reply 4 | March 14, 2019 3:20 PM |
Keys are effective.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | March 14, 2019 3:22 PM |
I use my elbow.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | March 14, 2019 3:37 PM |
Or try ear candling. It's pretty relaxing.
by Anonymous | reply 7 | March 14, 2019 3:42 PM |
I put a meth crystal in first.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | March 14, 2019 3:49 PM |
Oh shit i have always cleaned my ears this way!
by Anonymous | reply 9 | March 14, 2019 3:52 PM |
r3 should just post what's on his iPod right now and save us all some time.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | March 14, 2019 3:53 PM |
R10, I'm gonna go with "Oops I Did it Again" by Britney Spears being the most-played tune on R3's ipod. Just a hunch.
by Anonymous | reply 11 | March 14, 2019 3:58 PM |
Bobby pin is my go to and Ive never had a problem. And Im older than dirt.
by Anonymous | reply 12 | March 14, 2019 4:09 PM |
But it feels so good!
I've tried the bobby pin method but it doesn't tickle enough
by Anonymous | reply 13 | March 14, 2019 4:11 PM |
I put a couple drops of hydrogen peroxide in my ear - dissolves all the wax. You can hear and feel it bubbling away.
by Anonymous | reply 14 | March 14, 2019 4:17 PM |
My boyfriend fists my ears twice a year... on poppers ofcourse.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | March 14, 2019 6:53 PM |
What does Goop recommend?
by Anonymous | reply 16 | March 14, 2019 7:38 PM |
The best method is when you're in the shower, tip your head to let the hot water spray into each ear for a minute or so. This will melt/soften the earwax. Then after the shower, gently use cotton swabs to clean out the residue.
by Anonymous | reply 17 | March 14, 2019 7:49 PM |
R17 I do this every time I take a shower. I take a shower every now and then.
by Anonymous | reply 18 | March 14, 2019 8:06 PM |
Another bobby pin user here.
by Anonymous | reply 19 | March 14, 2019 8:07 PM |
Yet another bobby pin user. We should start a club. I bought a set of stainless ear spoons from Amazon, tried it for 5 minutes and I was back on the bobby pin. Total waste of money. But seriously swab users, I learned the hard way myself. No bueno. I got the lecture from hell from this Frau nurse. It nearly came to blows.
by Anonymous | reply 20 | March 14, 2019 8:13 PM |
Bobby pins over swabs?
That seems so dangerous.
by Anonymous | reply 21 | March 14, 2019 8:18 PM |
I use earwax remover.
by Anonymous | reply 22 | March 14, 2019 8:18 PM |
Knitting needles. Just never go any further than your temporal lobe.
by Anonymous | reply 23 | March 14, 2019 8:57 PM |
r21 Same principle as an ear curette loop, only cheaper and easier to control
by Anonymous | reply 24 | March 14, 2019 9:03 PM |
I use a facial tissue and twist it in my ear.
by Anonymous | reply 25 | March 15, 2019 12:02 AM |
That’s a gender neutral ear and haircut.
by Anonymous | reply 26 | March 15, 2019 12:09 AM |
I use my big toe.
by Anonymous | reply 27 | March 15, 2019 12:09 AM |
Toothpick hurts but works.
by Anonymous | reply 28 | March 15, 2019 12:18 AM |
You’re evil, r27, and I love you.
by Anonymous | reply 29 | March 15, 2019 12:25 AM |
Never, NEVER, stick anything smaller than your elbow in your ear.
by Anonymous | reply 30 | March 15, 2019 12:26 AM |
I'm known to make use of a coat hanger hook when the mood strikes.
by Anonymous | reply 31 | March 15, 2019 3:48 AM |
Was he storing his swabs next to his toilet brush?
by Anonymous | reply 32 | March 15, 2019 3:59 AM |
An ice pick is dandy.
by Anonymous | reply 34 | March 15, 2019 4:19 AM |
Damn, I do this. For awhile, I've been thinking about seeing a doctor for what sounds like some crunching sound in my left ear that I think is wax build up, can I go to a place like the clinic at Walgreens? I don't think my regular doctor will have time for this kind of thing and he is a bit of a drive.
by Anonymous | reply 35 | March 15, 2019 4:26 AM |
Try the ear cleaning product (its name escapes me) that's just drops that sit in the ear for several minutes and are then washed out. Make sure you use very warm water to rinse and expect to do it once a week for a few weeks.
Your doctor will have something similar but OTC is cheaper.
by Anonymous | reply 36 | March 15, 2019 9:39 AM |
[quote] I use my serrated edge letter opener to dig in my ears.
Or a grapefruit spoon.
by Anonymous | reply 37 | March 15, 2019 9:45 AM |
Someone I know used an unfolded paperclip.
by Anonymous | reply 38 | March 15, 2019 10:13 AM |
Chainsaw.
by Anonymous | reply 39 | March 15, 2019 10:18 AM |
oh well i guess i'll just use that liquid shit with the bulb plunger.
by Anonymous | reply 40 | March 15, 2019 10:20 AM |