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A novel method for the removal of earwax (2005)
- andrewstuart 11y agoWhat has HN become http://www.reddit.com/r/popping http://www.reddit.com/r/popping
- an_ko 11y agoIf that's intended as criticism, could you be more specific? According to the guidelines here https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html anything that "gratifies one's intellectual curiosity" is on-topic. It's of course just a guideline, but I think this submission fits it fine.
- insulanian 11y agoDid I land on 9gag or what?
- bitJericho 11y agoWell done. I had a nasty ear infection misdiagnosed as an impacted cerumen once (no pain at the time). If your doctor can't remove the impaction, I'd recommend anybody with no history of them to request antibiotics as well as the standard wax removal treatment. The pain was nearly unbearable by the time I received antibiotics.
- xellisx 11y agoI usually use alcohol or H2O2... But, really? Why is this here?
- jonsen 11y agoIt describes an if not very exiting then at least somewhat interesting hack. Besides that the writeup is actually a fine piece of art for which, as usual, the beauty in in the eye of the beholder.
- reitanqild 11y agoI guess the value of satire is lost, even on hn audience.
- fractallyte 11y agoAnother, more effective way, is to use a dental water jet flosser. The pulses of water are much finer, easier to control, and don't make such a mess. Also, pulsed water may be better at displacing hardened wax than a continuous stream. Yet another advantage: this can be done by the patient alone - no need to involve anyone else!