q-tips, haha i know it sounds lame but my old counselor told me that his dad went deaf cuz of a big ball of wax built up in his ear an ever since i've been scared of using q-tips hahaha , dumb i know does anyone know or has heard of stories like theses?
2007-03-22 07:49:01 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Other - Skin & Body
I have had 3 ear surgeries in my life. All ENT doctors advise against using q-tips. Just use a clean cloth to gently clean the outermost part of your ear "hole". As for wax build-up, your doctor can remove this for you-pain free, but noisy. Or you can buy DIY kits at Walgreens,etc.
I once got a staph infection in an ear that had a tube in it. Dr. told me I would have been dead in a week if I had not come in. He said I most likely got it from laying q-tips on sink countertop before using them.
Beware of Q-tips!
2007-03-22 07:55:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 08:14:46 · answer #2 · answered by celia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're advised not to clean your ears with them, but if you do be very careful because your ear canal is not that long and you can puncture your ear drum. Your ears can overproduce wax due to change in climate or even from being sick, but you should be in your bathroom doing that not where you're going to have people bumping you because you can accidentally get qtips stuck in the canal.
2007-03-22 08:57:53 · answer #3 · answered by nabdullah2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont use q-tips in your ears b/c it can damage the eardrum and push the wax in even futher. To remove the wax- let a dr. do it
2007-03-22 07:54:46 · answer #4 · answered by bailaen_ny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but don't use Q-tips. Your ears will be fine naturally without any help. Q-tips can cause damage if you poke them in too far.
2007-03-22 10:09:16 · answer #5 · answered by regina 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have had more than a dozen ear surgeries, I don't like anything near my ear! but something similar to you: I hate cotton balls, can't even look at them, can't touch them...to me they're like naild on a chalk board
2007-03-22 08:20:46 · answer #6 · answered by lilcutie224u 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeha well you can use q-tips im sure just dont go all the way in your ear and youll be fine or let someone else do it for you. dont be scared its ok.
2007-03-22 08:21:52 · answer #7 · answered by sleejo18 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The scary things are
1. digging too deep
2. when something or someone could bump you -- making it go too deep.
Just don't worry about it.
:)
(people got along with out Q-tips before they were invented right? haha)
2007-03-22 07:54:19 · answer #8 · answered by DaisyJo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
WHAT?????????? I can't hear you
2007-03-22 08:53:37 · answer #9 · answered by johnnystl71 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋