June 25, 2008: Picky Picky

[barefoot serpent]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

That's what Q-tips are for.

'cepting Q-tips just shove most of the wax up into the far recesses of the ear canal. And, of course, the Q-tip folks say not to use their product in the ear canal.

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by barefoot serpent

'cepting Q-tips just shove most of the wax up into the far recesses of the ear canal. And, of course, the Q-tip folks say not to use their product in the ear canal.

Poor technique. Q-tipping is an art and feels deliriously wonderful. I'm a junkie. My ears are very tidy. The qtip folks just don't want you to stick it in your ear for fear you will poke a hole in your ear drum or leave cotton in there. All examples of poor technique.

[xoxoxoBruce]

They don't care if you screw up your ear, they just don't want to be sued.

[jinx]

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Poor technique. Q-tipping is an art and feels deliriously wonderful. I'm a junkie. My ears are very tidy. The qtip folks just don't want you to stick it in your ear for fear you will poke a hole in your ear drum or leave cotton in there. All examples of poor technique.

I agree 100%. It's all about the eargasm.

[glatt]

depends on the diameter of the ear canal. My wife, poor thing, has small diameter ear canals and can't insert the q-tip into the canal. It just mushes the wax back into the canal opening.

I, on the other hand, get an eargasm every morning.

[Skylight]

Originally Posted by glatt

I, on the other hand, get an eargasm every morning.

[newtimer]

Originally Posted by barefoot serpent

...Q-tips just shove most of the wax up into the far recesses of the ear canal.

This is true.Using the cotton-headed plunger will just shove wax and dry skin back into the ear, which leads to problem that keep the western ear doctors employed.

My little oriental wax spoon, however, scrapes along the inner walls of my ears. Scrape-scrape, dig-dig...It's the Cinemax eargasm to Q-tips' Disney Channel plunging.