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There's also something called "eyelid shaving", courtesy of China. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1215255/rare-practice-eye-shaving-still-part-daily-l

by eps 6y ago

There's also something called "eyelid shaving", courtesy of China. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1215255/rare-practice-eye-shaving-still-part-daily-life-chengdu https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1215255/rare-practic...

tluyben2 6y ago
Is that related in any way?
- tartoran 6y ago
  Grooming i guess?
  - tluyben2 6y ago
    Ah but I assume the earwax makes people deaf (sorry I do not have experience) while this is actually making your life worse (walking in the rain etc).
    - tartoran 6y ago
      Never tried it so can't say about it. Regarding ear wax, I have a friend who is a musician. Since he was frequenting loud rehearsals his hearing begun to deteriorate but it was so gradual that it took him a while to realize he was loosing his hearing somewhat so he decided to got to an ENT. The ENT removed a large ball of wax from each one of his ears and his hearing went back to normal after that. It is possible that the ear wax was building up to protect his hearing from the loud environment he was in.
      - latchkey 6y ago
        "Loud noises do not cause the ear to produce earwax as a protection mechanism. Instead, earwax secretion is triggered by physical contact. This means that people who wear in-ear headphones, earplugs or hearing aids are more likely to find an increase in earwax. For loud noises to stimulate earwax production, it has to produce significant sound waves that trick the ear into thinking there is physical contact. However, for this to occur, the noise would have to be so loud it would cause permanent damage to the eardrum as well as excruciating pain." https://www.hospitalhealth.com.au/content/aged-allied-health/news/the-five-biggest-myths-about-earwax-166540857 https://www.hospitalhealth.com.au/content/aged-allied-health...
        tartoran 6y ago
        I personally get quite waxy when I listen to loud music. I never let it build up but immediate notice more wax than usual. Oh, and I use over-ear headphones. I tend to believe that frequent lound sound could produce waxy buildup, whether it is for protection or not I have no knowlede of but I am open to the possibility
        latchkey 6y ago
        Interesting. I religiously wear earplugs every night for sleep and haven't found an increase in earwax. I also tend to have pretty clean ears, not much comes out that is visible. I clean my ears with q-tips, every day after my shower so maybe that is part of it. So neat how everyone is different in this relatively small regard.
- eps 6y ago
  An unusual form of grooming that's a norm in some other part of the world. Ymmv, but to me letting other people poke in your ears is quite up there with letting them run a blade against your eyelids.
latchkey 6y ago
I don't know why you're getting down voted. My friend who introduced me to ray tai also gets that. Sadly, that one crossed a squeamish line for me, but he swears by it. It is one of the 'standard' grooming things that you can take advantage of se asia. Grooming is really common because it is so inexpensive. Why cut your own toe nails when you can have someone who does it all day long do it for $2?

by eps 6y ago

tluyben2 6y ago

Is that related in any way?

tartoran 6y ago
Grooming i guess?
- tluyben2 6y ago
  Ah but I assume the earwax makes people deaf (sorry I do not have experience) while this is actually making your life worse (walking in the rain etc).
  - tartoran 6y ago
    Never tried it so can't say about it. Regarding ear wax, I have a friend who is a musician. Since he was frequenting loud rehearsals his hearing begun to deteriorate but it was so gradual that it took him a while to realize he was loosing his hearing somewhat so he decided to got to an ENT. The ENT removed a large ball of wax from each one of his ears and his hearing went back to normal after that. It is possible that the ear wax was building up to protect his hearing from the loud environment he was in.
    - latchkey 6y ago
      "Loud noises do not cause the ear to produce earwax as a protection mechanism. Instead, earwax secretion is triggered by physical contact. This means that people who wear in-ear headphones, earplugs or hearing aids are more likely to find an increase in earwax. For loud noises to stimulate earwax production, it has to produce significant sound waves that trick the ear into thinking there is physical contact. However, for this to occur, the noise would have to be so loud it would cause permanent damage to the eardrum as well as excruciating pain." https://www.hospitalhealth.com.au/content/aged-allied-health/news/the-five-biggest-myths-about-earwax-166540857 https://www.hospitalhealth.com.au/content/aged-allied-health...
      - tartoran 6y ago
        I personally get quite waxy when I listen to loud music. I never let it build up but immediate notice more wax than usual. Oh, and I use over-ear headphones. I tend to believe that frequent lound sound could produce waxy buildup, whether it is for protection or not I have no knowlede of but I am open to the possibility
        latchkey 6y ago
        Interesting. I religiously wear earplugs every night for sleep and haven't found an increase in earwax. I also tend to have pretty clean ears, not much comes out that is visible. I clean my ears with q-tips, every day after my shower so maybe that is part of it. So neat how everyone is different in this relatively small regard.
eps 6y ago
An unusual form of grooming that's a norm in some other part of the world. Ymmv, but to me letting other people poke in your ears is quite up there with letting them run a blade against your eyelids.

latchkey 6y ago

I don't know why you're getting down voted. My friend who introduced me to ray tai also gets that. Sadly, that one crossed a squeamish line for me, but he swears by it. It is one of the 'standard' grooming things that you can take advantage of se asia. Grooming is really common because it is so inexpensive. Why cut your own toe nails when you can have someone who does it all day long do it for $2?