QTips (Do you use them inside your ears?) - Page 7

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Jugan

United States1566 Posts

May 05 2010 21:59 GMT

#121

I voted no, but not because I love wax.

DeathByMonkeys

United States742 Posts

May 05 2010 22:01 GMT

#122

Dirty ears is one of the things I'm absolutely OCD about! If I feel like my ears have wax in them and/or are dirty I have to get a QTip immediately or it's all I can think about.

Megalisk

United States6095 Posts

May 05 2010 22:01 GMT

#123

I always believed the sole purpose of QTIPS was for ear cleaning O_O.

Archerofaiur

United States4101 Posts

May 05 2010 22:07 GMT

#124

On May 06 2010 06:46 zoLo wrote:
WTF?! I've been cleaning my ears with qtips since I was a little kid (20 years old now)... So far, I have no problems with my hearing nor have gotten an infection.

I knew this 20 year old that smoked two packs a day with no problems either!

Vei

United States2845 Posts

May 06 2010 00:33 GMT

#125

Q tipping is definitely not good for your ears, it can impact wax into a very hard, dense form that increases the decibels that only you hear by like 10-20 (of whatever the normal measurement is, I can't remember). so you sound louder to yourself than you really are, but you hear outside noises at about the same level.

Also yes, if you're not careful, you can puncture your ear drum. However, ear drums heal, but of course BE CAREFUL AND SLOW. I've made my ears bleed like 3-4 times over the years from poking SOMETHING, but not since I was like 13 has that happened (now 22).

As for the tympanic membrane, I'm not knowledgeable enough to comment on puncturing that, but I'm sure if you stick a small object like a qtip far enough into your ear you can permanently fuck shit up

I just hope it never happens to me, I've had a few "poke->OWWWW" scares and it's no good.

to people whose parents clean(ed) out your ears: just curious, what is your ethnicity? i am Indian and my mom used to use hairpins to clean out my ears o_O she made them bleed a few times lolllz

e-- for the record, i listen to music really loud and have really good hearing still o_O

Vei

United States2845 Posts

May 06 2010 00:34 GMT

#126

On May 06 2010 07:01 Megalisk wrote:
I always believed the sole purpose of QTIPS was for ear cleaning O_O.

It's kind of like uhh Salvia or something, it's sold as "incense" because you're not supposed to smoke it but people use it mostly for smoking to get high.

Q tips are bad for your ears, and the packages have warnings saying not to put them in your ears, but 90%+ of qtip use is probably for your ears and their sales department I'm sure knows that.

vlaric

United States412 Posts

May 06 2010 00:35 GMT

#127

My family and I stopped putting Q-Tips in our ears years ago due to our doctors warning us about the potential risks. We simply swab the part outside the canal and our wax levels have been fine. Now, the mere thought of putting a q-tip in my ear makes me feel very uncomfortable.

Deleted User 3420

24492 Posts

May 06 2010 00:36 GMT

#128

i use my finger in the shower
and i try not to go deep at all

... thats what she said

HCastorp

United States388 Posts

May 06 2010 00:40 GMT

#129

+1 to the asian ear spoon. I've also seen them in wooden versions. Once you try it you'll never go back. If only they weren't so hard to find in the US . . .

Vei

United States2845 Posts

May 06 2010 00:40 GMT

#130

yeah wouldn't want her to go too deep in your anus!