A cotton swab in the ear can kill, Quebec coroner says

[llama64]

You clean the wax on the OUTSIDE of your ear. In very few circumstances should you ever be removing the wax on the inside of your ear. There is a reason it's there people...

The Darwin effect applies.

[ken0042]

Originally Posted by stang

I use a capful of Hydrogen Peroxide in there, leave it for 30-60 seconds and rinse it out. (I actually use a syringe to spray a little water in there to help get the wax out)

Be very careful if you are going to try this. The first time I felt nausious for about 8 hours after- must have messed up my equilibrium or something. If I use H2O2 I dilute it with water; usually about 2 parts water to 1 part H2O2.

[habernac]

well, like Chandler said to Joey on Friends: when you're cleaning your ears and encounter resistance, STOP!

[Russic]

Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor

My grandpa use to use a key.

That's nothing . . . my dad uses the knobbed end of a pin. Go ahead and try to tell me you didn't just get an uncomfortable shiver down your spine. Ironically his hearing is excellent but his vision is shot.

[stang]

Originally Posted by ken0042

Be very careful if you are going to try this. The first time I felt nausious for about 8 hours after- must have messed up my equilibrium or something. If I use H2O2 I dilute it with water; usually about 2 parts water to 1 part H2O2.

I havent had any problems... and my doctor never said to dilute it.

[kermitology]

Originally Posted by Clever_Iggy

Oh Jesus.

Yeah man.. do that to me and I'm running for the hills.

When I was younger and dumber I wouldn't use any ear protection when I played with my band. I got really worried one day when I couldn't hear out of my right ear anymore, so I went to the doctor and the warm water he injected into my hear to clear the wax was nauseating. So was the giant thing of wax.