[MatthewK]

I wonder how much better this person could hear afterward?

Ear Wax Extreme Close-up - Video

Yuck.

 

[Nocturnal310]

i was eating n i puked on my keyboard.

thanks to u

 

[Possede]

Uh. I'm not normally squeamish, but that made me feel sick.

 

[krmathis]

A LOT better!

 

[TopPop]

How could that person even hear before?? It looked like the canal was completely sealed with wax.

 

[gadgetman]

OMG.
Crusty + gooey + multilayered = perfect seal.
OMG.

 

[MD1032]

Now that is disgusting on a whole new level.

 

[lewy10]

WoW!!! Dirty dirty dirty!!! Ear wax.

 

[noremedy]

Filthy ****!

 

[zotjen]

About 15 months ago, an ENT took a big hunk of wax out of each of my ears and I didn't notice any change in my hearing.

Remember the other wax removal video that was posted here featuring the piano music?

+ YouTube Video​

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[kingkevo25]

I suddenly feel like cleaning my ears.

 

[noremedy]

i just cleaned mine, nothing came out

 

[iareConfusE]

When it gets to the point that theres THAT much earwax, it needs to be cleaned out. Normally though, as long as you don't use Q-tips, you should be fine. For those of you that HAVE been using Q-tips daily to "clean your ears" after a shower, you better get your ears checked, because you're not supposed to be using Q-tips in your ears. All it does is push the wax further down into your ear canal, possibly resulting in what most of you saw.

Just leave your ears alone and the wax will be pushed out to the front by its own natural secretion. Besides, a little bit of earwax is good, it protects your ears from infection and water.

 

[ArmAndHammer]

Quote:

Originally Posted by iareConfusE /img/forum/go_quote.gif For those of you that HAVE been using Q-tips daily to "clean your ears" after a shower, you better get your ears checked, because you're not supposed to be using Q-tips in your ears.

I am in big trouble then. I have been doing that for years because I hate the feeling of water in my ears after a shower. Maybe I should get to the doctor this week before I loose my health insurance since I am switching jobs soon and the new one has no coverage.

Kinda on the same subject, I have a friend that went to the doctor a few years ago and had his sinuses surgically cleaned and he said it was amazing the difference afterwards. His voice even changed.

 

[iareConfusE]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArmAndHammer /img/forum/go_quote.gif I am in big trouble then. I have been doing that for years because I hate the feeling of water in my ears after a shower. Maybe I should get to the doctor this week before I loose my health insurance since I am switching jobs soon and the new one has no coverage. Kinda on the same subject, I have a friend that went to the doctor a few years ago and had his sinuses surgically cleaned and he said it was amazing the difference afterwards. His voice even changed.

If it feels like you've got some cloggage in your ear, go visit the doctor just to be sure. Most of the time it isn't that serious, since tons of people use Q-tips, but I would just stop using Q-tips altogether. At least don't shove them all the way down your ear. Its suggested that if you want to clean your ear that you only clean around the outsides, not all the way in the canal.