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BE HONEST....FESS UP......Do YOU use Q-tips IN your ears?????

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Contributor: K101 K101
Plus, I think it feels good! It's like scratching something that has been itching you to death for hours. It sometimes makes me go limp just the feeling. Lol. I'm weird.

Oh, and the ear candles. LOVE them. There's really no excuse for not cleaning your ears. Even if I was totally against q-tips because they're dangerous and can stuff things far in there, I still use ear candles every once in a blue moon, so no worries. I LOVE cutting the candle open to see what comes out. ICK, but SO interesting.
07/20/2012
Contributor: mrs.mckrakn mrs.mckrakn
I thought everyone did
07/20/2012
Contributor: PassionCpl PassionCpl
I do but know I shouldn't. I used to have a Doctor friend who worked in an ER and had seen a lot of stuff. I remember him warning against it, saying "The smallest thing you should try put in your ear is an orange"!
07/20/2012
Contributor: unfulfilled unfulfilled
Yes, like P'Gell mentioned earlier it's for insurance reasons.
07/20/2012
Contributor: Allstars316 Allstars316
Of course I use a q-tips!
07/21/2012
Contributor: Incendiaire Incendiaire
I put them in there, but I'm cautious not to go very deep.
08/25/2012
Contributor: LavenderSkies LavenderSkies
Quote:
Originally posted by Bignuf
Every box of Q-Tips says "NEVER put into ear canal". Even commercials years ago, said "only use on OUTSIDE of ear". However, out here, in the real world, EVERYONE I have EVER known says they clean inside their ear...to the ear ... more
No, I stopped after getting painful earaches.
08/25/2012
Contributor: heather-mooney heather-mooney
THEY'RE SO BAD FOR YOU
08/25/2012
Contributor: Khanner Khanner
Of course I do. How could you resist cleaning out the insides like that?
08/25/2012
Contributor: SecretKinksters SecretKinksters
Quote:
Originally posted by P'Gell
I use Q Tips IN my ears. I used to use Q Tips in my babies' ears. How else do you get the stuff out? Humans are gross, mucous laden creatures.

Q Tip puts those "instructions"there for Cover Your Ass insurance reasons. Some ... more
agreed.
08/25/2012
Contributor: kitty91 kitty91
i use to but stopped! someone i will though lol but i dont use them on my daughter! doctor says never to put anything in her ear!
08/25/2012
Contributor: BG529 BG529
All the time
08/25/2012
Contributor: TrenchcoatHunters TrenchcoatHunters
Quote:
Originally posted by Bignuf
Every box of Q-Tips says "NEVER put into ear canal". Even commercials years ago, said "only use on OUTSIDE of ear". However, out here, in the real world, EVERYONE I have EVER known says they clean inside their ear...to the ear ... more
Yes xD
08/25/2012
Contributor: Pururin Pururin
I always clean inside my ears with them too, but I don't go very deep.
08/25/2012
Contributor: xOhxSoxScandalousx xOhxSoxScandalousx
I didn't know you couldn't lol.
08/25/2012
Contributor: Deeder Deeder
I Q-tip my ears everytime I get out of the shower, just to get the day-to-day yuckies out. For those times when I feel like I have extra build-up (or a little bit of an itch), I pour a little peroxide in, let it fizzle for a couple of seconds, then swab 'em down and rinse with water. I've been doing this my whole life, and so far I have nothing wrong with my ears.
08/25/2012
Contributor: RealToMe RealToMe
Quote:
Originally posted by Bignuf
Every box of Q-Tips says "NEVER put into ear canal". Even commercials years ago, said "only use on OUTSIDE of ear". However, out here, in the real world, EVERYONE I have EVER known says they clean inside their ear...to the ear ... more
Of course I do :p
08/25/2012
Contributor: lineswecast lineswecast
Yep... just did it 10 minutes ago!
08/26/2012
Contributor: pizzahut pizzahut
I use q-tips in my ears all the time.
08/26/2012
Contributor: pirkit pirkit
I don't. I have too many problems with wax and they make them worse.
08/26/2012
Contributor: Leather & Lace Leather & Lace
I always do! lol
08/26/2012
Contributor: gloomybear gloomybear
it gets gross if i dont plus it keeps me from getting swimmers ear
08/26/2012
Contributor: Errant Venture Errant Venture
Quote:
Originally posted by Bignuf
Exactly right. They darn well KNOW people put them all the way in their ears.
It's because they push more ear wax in, than what they take out.
08/27/2012
Contributor: skeeterlynn skeeterlynn
Thought it was pinky? Never put anything smaller than your pinky in your ear?

But yes. I hate ear wax and I hate feeling it. I clean my ears all the time inside. Sometimes even more than once a day. If I feel wax in there, I get my Q-Tips out.
08/27/2012
Contributor: KyotoAngel KyotoAngel
I used to use q-tips when I was little but these days I use a bobby pin (I try not to...but it works well <_< ) or a special ear cleaning spoon thing we got at Walgreens.

I'm prone to ear infections as is so potentially pushing wax further in with a q-tip isn't exactly a great idea for me.
08/27/2012
Contributor: edenguy edenguy
Quote:
Originally posted by puppylove
I use q-tips in my ears all the time, are you not suppose to?
"Never put anything into your ear, except your elbow"
08/27/2012
Contributor: Intrepid Niddering Intrepid Niddering
Yes. I think it was my sixth grade Science teacher that told us we're not supposed to use them. I didn't for a while, only occasionally using them. I eventually began using them more often and now, I use them every other day or so. I try to go at least a week between using them, but they just feel soooo good. My ears itch so much, so often and the q-tips help relieve that itch.
08/27/2012
Contributor: TWE112 TWE112
yes. every time i use them.
08/27/2012
Contributor: hillys hillys
I put them in my ears once in awhile
04/17/2013
Contributor: Jordan B Jordan B
I never used to but I've started to every now and then. I don't every day but it's become a bit more of a habit even though I'm weird about my ears and know it's kind of bad for you to do it.
04/17/2013