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Man Gets Skull Infection After Cleaning Ear w/ Cotton Swab

Doctors advise using cotton swabs to clean your ears usually doesn't work, and doing this can hurt your ears.

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by Anonymousreply 40March 15, 2019 10:20 AM

That's why I stick to a BBQ wire brush.

by Anonymousreply 1March 14, 2019 3:17 PM

You need one of these to clean your ears in style, like the Japanese do.

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by Anonymousreply 2March 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 Anonymousreply 3March 14, 2019 3:19 PM

I use my serrated edge letter opener to dig in my ears.

No kidding.

by Anonymousreply 4March 14, 2019 3:20 PM

Keys are effective.

by Anonymousreply 5March 14, 2019 3:22 PM

I use my elbow.

by Anonymousreply 6March 14, 2019 3:37 PM

Or try ear candling. It's pretty relaxing.

by Anonymousreply 7March 14, 2019 3:42 PM

I put a meth crystal in first.

by Anonymousreply 8March 14, 2019 3:49 PM

Oh shit i have always cleaned my ears this way!

by Anonymousreply 9March 14, 2019 3:52 PM

r3 should just post what's on his iPod right now and save us all some time.

by Anonymousreply 10March 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 Anonymousreply 11March 14, 2019 3:58 PM

Bobby pin is my go to and Ive never had a problem. And Im older than dirt.

by Anonymousreply 12March 14, 2019 4:09 PM

But it feels so good!

I've tried the bobby pin method but it doesn't tickle enough

by Anonymousreply 13March 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 Anonymousreply 14March 14, 2019 4:17 PM

My boyfriend fists my ears twice a year... on poppers ofcourse.

by Anonymousreply 15March 14, 2019 6:53 PM

What does Goop recommend?

by Anonymousreply 16March 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 Anonymousreply 17March 14, 2019 7:49 PM

R17 I do this every time I take a shower. I take a shower every now and then.

by Anonymousreply 18March 14, 2019 8:06 PM

Another bobby pin user here.

by Anonymousreply 19March 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 Anonymousreply 20March 14, 2019 8:13 PM

Bobby pins over swabs?

That seems so dangerous.

by Anonymousreply 21March 14, 2019 8:18 PM

I use earwax remover.

by Anonymousreply 22March 14, 2019 8:18 PM

Knitting needles. Just never go any further than your temporal lobe.

by Anonymousreply 23March 14, 2019 8:57 PM

r21 Same principle as an ear curette loop, only cheaper and easier to control

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by Anonymousreply 24March 14, 2019 9:03 PM

I use a facial tissue and twist it in my ear.

by Anonymousreply 25March 15, 2019 12:02 AM

That’s a gender neutral ear and haircut.

by Anonymousreply 26March 15, 2019 12:09 AM

I use my big toe.

by Anonymousreply 27March 15, 2019 12:09 AM

Toothpick hurts but works.

by Anonymousreply 28March 15, 2019 12:18 AM

You’re evil, r27, and I love you.

by Anonymousreply 29March 15, 2019 12:25 AM

Never, NEVER, stick anything smaller than your elbow in your ear.

by Anonymousreply 30March 15, 2019 12:26 AM

I'm known to make use of a coat hanger hook when the mood strikes.

by Anonymousreply 31March 15, 2019 3:48 AM

Was he storing his swabs next to his toilet brush?

by Anonymousreply 32March 15, 2019 3:59 AM

They showed film at 11.

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by Anonymousreply 33March 15, 2019 4:15 AM

An ice pick is dandy.

by Anonymousreply 34March 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 Anonymousreply 35March 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 Anonymousreply 36March 15, 2019 9:39 AM

[quote] I use my serrated edge letter opener to dig in my ears.

Or a grapefruit spoon.

by Anonymousreply 37March 15, 2019 9:45 AM

Someone I know used an unfolded paperclip.

by Anonymousreply 38March 15, 2019 10:13 AM

Chainsaw.

by Anonymousreply 39March 15, 2019 10:18 AM

oh well i guess i'll just use that liquid shit with the bulb plunger.

by Anonymousreply 40March 15, 2019 10:20 AM
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