my ear.

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pro: everything is full of sound instead of pain

Comments

[jecook]

HUH?? Debrox is supposed to soften and loosen the earwax, not the tissue of the ear itself.

Now Q-tips, on the other paw, should not enter the ear canal at all, even though 99% of the population does it. (including me, but I'm really really careful about it.)

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the ENT said it had to do with the fact that it contains hydrogen peroxide. also, it can help *cause* ear infections. she's had lots of people come in with problems cos they use debrox more often than just when their ears are really stuffed up.

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mineral oil, aka baby oil. I couldn't find any fragrance-free so now my ears smell like baby.

... win?

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[graeth_raltharn]

I feel you, been there. I never used q tips, was told never to use q-tips in the ear, and to me that just kind of seems like common sense.

I just do it the old chinese way: take a small, flat end stick that resembles the shape of a golf club and clean it out.

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the irritating thing is, my former doc said "oh yeah just use debrox and q-tips semi-regularly, it should never bother you again."

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