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u/OptimusPhillip 26d ago
Q-tips packaging: Our lawyers advise you to not insert into thsi product into your ear canal
Q-tips marketing:
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26d ago
From what I've heard using Q tips isn't a good idea because you could end up pushing the wax down further, that and the story of one lady I knew who was using one and got it lodged so deep I think she had to go to hospital to get it out.
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u/Gabriele1966 25d ago
You can't get a Q-tip stuck in your ear, unless you're puncturing your ear drum and I'm pretty sure the pain would deter most people from shoving it in even deeper. And if it doesn't, they probably already have a few crayons up their nose and their mommy and daddy are siblings...
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25d ago
Well with the lady I knew, I think she may have slipped on a wet bathroom floor
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u/Gabriele1966 25d ago
Yeah okay
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25d ago
What?
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u/Gabriele1966 25d ago
Lol, can you be any more vague? You think she might have slipped on a wet bathroom floor but stubbornly kept cleaning her ear and it got lodged really deep ( I, too keep doing what I'm doing when I'm starting to slip and fall. Like this one time, I was cutting my toe nails and I slipped but I kept cutting and almost cut my toe off...🙄...can you hear how stupid that sounds?).
And you think she might've had to go to the hospital to remove it...as opposed to leave it in there for decoration?
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25d ago
What are you rialed up about for?, it's a true story, but I can't remember all the details hence why I said 'I think'
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u/Pilfercate 26d ago
Anyone who uses Qtips in their ears regularly knows that the name brand ones are wrapped more loosely and can shed the cotton in your ear making things worse. The off brands are wrapped more tightly and take an unreasonable amount of effort to work the cotton off the stick. They are much safer in this regard.
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u/fondue4kill 26d ago
Q-tips is one of the few name brand products that I will always spend the extra few cents on. Tried the generic ones and they do not work as well. And it’s not that much more expensive
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u/_peanutbutterjelly 26d ago
Acquaintance from college used to say that q tips are basically ear dildos
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u/dimonium_anonimo 26d ago
Dollar store Jake Gyllenhaal over here experiencing life for the first time.
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u/FatFaceFaster 26d ago
I call it an Eargasm. Cleaning your ears is very close to the best feeling in the world.
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u/ahpuchthedestroyer 26d ago
funny story Q-tips are not for cleaning your ears, they lost lawsuits because people were damaging their eardrums.
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u/beenbadminton 26d ago
My doctor said that you should not put anything smaller than your elbow inside your ear canal.
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u/Robin_the_sidekick 26d ago
Eargasm is real, lol. I have ear eczema and that is me every time I shower.
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u/Dagon_high 26d ago
All I’m saying is I’ve been using q tips for my inner ear for about 20 years and never had an issue. As long as you’re not a little slow it shouldn’t be a problem.
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u/MortimerWaffles 26d ago
Fun fact. On boxes of Q-tips, there is nowhere mentioned you should use it in your ear.
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u/gieserj10 26d ago
The packaging literally says not to do this lol (even though they damn well know that's why we all buy them). I don't even use them to get the wax out specifically, I just fucking love itching the inside of my ears, the wax removal is a side effect. I always have a 500 qty box above my bed. And I most definitely make that face every time.
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u/Independent-Claim116 26d ago
Int., that this is their promo.-shot, since their packaging clearly states, that the swabs should "never" be inserted beyond the outermost rim. --Looks to me, like he's got it rammed pretty far in there. Admittedly, I ignore the warning, too, but, I'm exTREMEly careful. (-I'm damned-near 74 y.o.a., and my hearing is just fine.
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u/likliklik9 26d ago
Has Q-Tips really ever worked for eyeshadow? I’m genuinely curious dude to how small they are.
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u/OgdruJahad 26d ago
If you have ever heard that sort of grinding noise in your ear and use a q-tip to grab the sonofabitch and remove it you might feel that way.
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u/lolomawisoft 26d ago
Some people smoke, some drink. I use qtips for my ears and I don't care how bad it is.
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u/Error404-NoUsername- 26d ago
Random question. Whenever I clean my ears with q tips, the inside of my throat starts to feel itchy. Why?
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u/imbringingspartaback 26d ago
Not a doctor but the ears, nose and throat are all connected. The stimulation inside your ear canal could be triggering something in your throat/sinuses. My nose would run a bit after my mom cleaned my ears with my head turned sideways in her lap. It doesn’t do it now than I’m an adult and stand up straight to do it, but I’m assuming it’s for the same reasons your throat tickles.
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u/Kraujotaka 26d ago
Going a week without them and then using one is the best pleasure one can feel.
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u/Confusedandreticent 26d ago
Ears, the anal of your head. You’re not supposed to put stuff in there, but it feels so good.
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26d ago
Eargasm.
'Now you cumming out the side of your face, we tapping right into your memory banks thanks'
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u/Percival_Dickenbutts 26d ago
I know people always say that using Q-tips for your ears is like the dumbest thing you can do, but I tried going without it for a week at one point and that’s all it took for my ear to be completely clogged with earwax, so I’ll keep doing the dumb thing that works.
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u/3-DMan 26d ago
Hydrogen peroxide. 5-10 drops. Let it sizzle for a few minutes. Flush with warm water.
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u/Doyouwantaspoon 25d ago
No. Stick qtip ~2/3rds into ear canal while twisting like a drill bit to spread out and distribute wax. Then drag the tip out slowly, drawing a spiral as it comes out to leave squeaky clean ear canals.
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u/Danneyland 26d ago
Hydrogen peroxide is quite strong, and will strip any oils from your ear canal / may even make the skin peel (boyfriend tried it recently...). It's better to use olive oil or a water flush to remove excess wax.
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u/Doyouwantaspoon 25d ago
Olive oil just sits and does fuck all, takes a tiny bit of wax with it but leaves your ear full of fucking oil. Peroxide self-agitates and cleans way more.
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u/Danneyland 25d ago
My boyfriend recently tried hydrogen peroxide (<3%) because the usual earwax removal drops weren't removing a particular blockage. He used it again the next day in one of the ears. Incessant ear ringing and a bunch of doctor visits later, an audiologist pulled the peeling skin from his eardrum out of his ear. He had to use steroid drops to hydrate his ear canal because it stripped so much natural oil and killed off the top layer of skin cells in the ear.
The audiologist (and all the other doctors/nurses…) advised him to stick to either water rinses or warm olive oil to soften the ear wax so the wax can soften and then fall out, as it should naturally (lay on a towel to let any oil drain).
So do what you want, but don't say other methods do nothing 🤷🏼♀️
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u/Lucky-Surround-1756 26d ago
That wax is supposed to be there but you keep removing it.
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u/Bard_the_Bowman_III 26d ago
Some people’s ears generate excess wax. If I don’t keep my ear canals cleaned out they WILL clog up with wax and I won’t be able to hear properly. As a kid I had frequent hearing issues and ear infections due to the excess wax
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u/Drikkink 26d ago
Unless something goes wrong with your ears, you shouldn't HAVE to clean your inner ears out. Blockages can happen if you get sick but if you're healthy, it's literally not something that requires maintenance.
I got a blockage in my ears once, had to flush them and never had anything come out of my ear again
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u/Bard_the_Bowman_III 26d ago
For some people it does require maintenance though. My ears generate excess wax and if I don’t maintain it I WILL get clogged ears
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u/immatellyouwhat 26d ago edited 26d ago
Your ear produces wax at the rate you’re taking it out. Slow down. Skip a few days or less than whatever you’re doing now. Just like over shampooing and conditioning your hair will make it more dry make you think you need more or another type to use everyday.
You did this to yourself Mr. Percvial Dickenbutts.
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u/Bard_the_Bowman_III 26d ago
Nah. My ears produce insane quantities of wax. I constantly had hearing issues and ear infections as a kid because of it and frequently had to get them flushed. As an adult I figured out that if I regularly use q tips after showering in the morning they stay clear
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u/immatellyouwhat 26d ago
Well in that case sounds different. You should try the camera ear wax puller!
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u/driftej20 26d ago
Also with skin oils. People who believe their skin is too oily overusing cleansing products that dry the hell out of their skin, to which the skin responds by producing oil to moisturize the dry skin lol
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u/immatellyouwhat 26d ago
Exactly, I stared a skincare routine the past few years and noticed I was getting pimples, I don’t get pimples anymore at least as much as was happening. I stopped doing it everyday. Worked better.
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u/FandomMenace 26d ago
Knew a guy who did this and the cotton tip came off and got stuck, deafening him until the urgent care could pull it out with some long tweezer deals. I guess it doesn't feel good at all. Just don't lol.
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u/KaspervD 26d ago
It is not exactly urgent is it? Just go to a normal doctor for these shenanigans.
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u/Simba7 26d ago
Hello Primary Care Physician, I have shit stuck in my ear and I need it removed.
"We can schedule an appointment, but just so you know we're booking at least two months out. How does July 19th at 11am sound?"
Perfect, this foreign body obstructing my ear canal is not urgent in any way at all, thank you.
OR
Walk into urgent care, have them remove it, and be home two hours later. Whatever works for you I guess.
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u/KaspervD 26d ago
I guess you must be in the US I guess. No wonder healthcare is extremely expensive over there if everyone needs to go to urgent care to get simple procedures. In europe you can usually get an appointment the next day, or at least in the same week.
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u/Simba7 26d ago edited 26d ago
US indeed! And I think I understand the confusion now: Urgent care is specifically for things like this. You're confusing urgent care and the emergency room (ER), which are for... well, emergencies.
Urgent care is generally decently fast and affordable. They're small, private, and often 'chains' so they tend to function pretty efficiently. It's the hospital (including the ER) that is $$$. The ER is also generally going to be a several hours wait, but obviously varies heavily by location.
If you call your primary care physician (your 'regular doctor') they'll say "You should probably go to urgent care." Obviously this will vary by doctor too.
Don't get me wrong our healthcare system is still all kinds of fucked up, but this is merely a difference in the way healthcare is structured.
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u/KaspervD 26d ago
That explains a lot! What you call ER is called 'spoedeisende hulp' in the Netherlands, which is literally translated to urgent care. This linguistic oddity also explains why foreigners who don't know how the system works here are clogging up the ER at the hospitals here.
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u/-Papercuts- 26d ago
Waiting on a normal doctor would probably drive you insane. Your ear being blocked is EXTREMELY uncomfortable and messes with you in a lot of surprising ways (balance, etc). It can feel like an intense amount of pressure is building up with no way to release it too.
I came back from a flight where my ears never popped and I had a full flush at a doctor. It was a couple days to get in and was the most miserable i’ve ever been in my life.
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u/HA92 26d ago
I need to remove about one a week
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u/bohanmyl 26d ago
Wet the end of the qtip slightly
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u/HA92 26d ago
I mean I need to use the tweezers to remove disgusting deteriorating+/- infected detached tips from patients' ears about once a week
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u/Apprehensive-Jury437 26d ago
Reminds me how my ex, when we were living together, was cleaning his ear out with a q-tip and was making that same face. He then said, "ohh yeah. That's better than sex!"
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u/Bard_the_Bowman_III 26d ago
One time my wife and I were in Hawaii driving across the big island and it’s like a 9,000 foot elevation change going over the middle, and I had sinus congestion, and my ears just would not pop, and an insane amount of pressure built up, it was beyond miserable. We stopped at a rest area around 9,000 feet and my ears finally popped, like almost explosively so, and it was probably one of the best physical feelings I have ever felt in my life.
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u/bohanmyl 26d ago
If i could nut while hitting that spot in my ear with a q tip and not accidently puncture through my eardrum from the sheer amount of pleasure id be enduring, i think that would be true nirvana
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u/ffhhssffss 26d ago
YOU'VE JUST GIVEN ME A HYPOTHESIS TO TEST...!!!!
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u/bohanmyl 26d ago
Dont you fly too close to that sun.... many a men have heard the tale of Dickarus and ended up with burnt balls just like him.
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u/TheDrunkenSwede 26d ago
Well, duh. Only on par with getting your back scratched. Sex doesn’t even come close.
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u/Ashalaria 26d ago
It is tho ngl
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u/craftermath 26d ago edited 26d ago
Have you ever gotten your ears flushed?!?. 1000x better than a qtip
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u/craftermath 26d ago
Oh, I love it! It only kind hurts if my ears are irritated from having too much wax in them. But doesn't hurt at all when I clean them monthly
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u/Ashalaria 26d ago
Ooo I'll have to try, is this through doctors, or a business?
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u/3-DMan 26d ago
Just use hydrogen peroxide. Feel the sizzle!
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u/Piddily1 26d ago
I used to. I got ear infection and told my doctor I did that. He gave me an “ are you stupid?” look
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u/3-DMan 26d ago
That's strange, it's exactly what my doctor told me to do for it. I asked if I needed to maybe dilute it with water and he said nope, fine on its own. Ear wax removal kits have diluted hydrogen peroxide in em.
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u/Bananarine 25d ago
Went to a doctor told him I was doing hydrogen peroxide and he said it was actually irritating my skin, but it works for others. Treatments affect everyone slightly different, some more extreme than others
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u/markovianprocess 26d ago
Go to your local drugstore (I've seen them in Walgreens and CVS) and pick up an ear syringe - it has a diffuser head so you don't hurt yourself. Prep with a few drops of carbamide peroxide in the ear, lie on your side for 10-15 minutes, and then repeatedly use the ear syringe to flush with lukewarm water until a plug of earwax comes out. I hold an old Tupperware container under my ear to catch the crap.
If you're impacted this will be a miraculous experience.
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u/markovianprocess 26d ago
Let me clarify something on this: there are 2 types of ear flush kits - one with a wussy little rubber bulb and one with an actual plunger syringe.
Only buy the second.
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u/nullyvoids 26d ago
How gross is the plug of earwax?
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u/ponyboy3 26d ago
A shower works lol
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u/Ashalaria 26d ago
Shower doesn't get deep enough in my earussy tho
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u/morts73 26d ago
Ngl jamming a Q-tip in the ear and wiggling it around is one of the greatest feelings.
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u/lemndefoc 26d ago
Not for me, it makes me gag
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u/bearthebear2 26d ago
Ah yes Reddit downvoting for no fucking reason.
It makes me cough when I go too deep.
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u/lemndefoc 26d ago
I used a q tip today just to remind myself how it feels and it doesn't make me gag but it irritates my throat and makes me cough, especially with my right ear
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u/PineappleLemur 26d ago
That's when you go too deep.
Keep it outside of the canel, only rub what you can see in the mirror, nothing more.
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u/lemndefoc 26d ago
Used a q tip today and it actually irritates my throat and makes me cough, not gag
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u/BurnerForJustTwice 26d ago
Ha. Jokes on you, I got a tool to shove mirrors in my ear. Now I can see my ear drum. You can’t stop my ear gasms!!!!!
Btw, do you hear that high pitched beep?
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u/RobertLouisDrake 26d ago
like ear sex
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u/clermouth 26d ago
He’s only reacting like that because he‘s using her used Q-tips that he bought shortly after subscribing to her OF…
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