tinypliny writes at 09:34:26 10/11/08 - Comment #40098tinyplinyThanks for sharing, ((e:dragonlady)). I will keep that in mind and might switch when the guilt becomes unbearable.
Blood is not revolting or even disturbing to me at all.
As for ear candles. PLEASE RETURN THEM!!! They are clinically not efficacious, and in fact injurious.
link I was so grossed out by the sponges that I totally missed that you bought them!!
If you want to get earwax out, try and get eardrops/oil and drop them into your ear for a week or so (a few drops daily). This will soften the wax up. Then get a syringing appointment at the ENT clinic. Syringing is a process by which a fine spray of sterile water is pointed into the ear and pushes out the softened wax.
More tips for ear-health:
PLEASE get rid of all your earbuds. They are the NUMBER #1 reason for impacted wax and do more harm and no good at all. They push ear wax deeper into the ear. The ear has a natural conveyor belt like assembly whereby ear wax is naturally circulated outward from the tympanic membrane into the external ear canal. The best way to clean your ears is by swishing your finger gently around your external ear while you are showering. Poking and using earbuds are the reason 50K Americans report to the ENT clinic with impacted wax every year. I cannot reiterate this enough. Get rid of the ear candles and the earbuds. Both are evil little implements of ear ruin. :(
I tell the kids at work to "never stick anything in your ear that's smaller than your elbow." And as for wet ears, I suggest running a hair dryer on them for a minute. It dries them out super quick!
I don't mind wet ears but water build up is gross. I did at one time use some type of drops and q-tips to clean out my ears they where really bad and I made sure to pull forward it was amazing how much gross stuff came out of them, yuck glad I never had to do that again. I think I somehow got a bunch of water in there during a show, and that is what lead to the problems but not sure.
It is OK to Q-tip after showers so long as you don't stick it into the ear canal. I don't ever want this to happen again though. It cost me a $35 co-pay and it cost my insurance company a lot more. I also took the day off of work so there was the loss of productivity as well.
(e:tinypliny) what do you suggest for ear drops/oil for maintenance of the ear canal? I think my impaction might have been influenced by my allergies.
I understand the risk, but I HAVE to q-tip after showers. I can't stand the feeling of wet ears. yuck.
i told you that ten years, but you don't listen to me!