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>Q-tips have many uses. Like cleaning earwax from an ear Note that Q-tips should never be used for that purpose[0][1][2][3]. 0. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/c

by snvzz 3y ago

>Q-tips have many uses. Like cleaning earwax from an ear Note that Q-tips should never be used for that purpose[0][1][2][3]. 0. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cotton-swabs-qtips-kids-injuries-emergency-room/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cotton-swabs-qtips-kids-injurie... 1. https://www.quora.com/What-happens-if-you-touch-your-eardrum-with-a-Q-Tip https://www.quora.com/What-happens-if-you-touch-your-eardrum... 2. https://www.allure.com/story/q-tip-cotton-swab-ear-damage-danger https://www.allure.com/story/q-tip-cotton-swab-ear-damage-da... 3. https://audiologyisland.com/blog/the-dangers-of-cleaning-your-ears-with-cotton-swabs-or-q-tips/ https://audiologyisland.com/blog/the-dangers-of-cleaning-you...

ranger_danger 3y ago
We know. Nobody cares and they are going to keep doing it forever.
slillibri 3y ago
Cotton swabs can easily and safely be used to remove wax from the outer ear. You just shouldn’t jam them into your ear canal.
latexr 3y ago
Anecdotally, I call bullshit. I cleaned my ears for decades with q-tips and never had an issue. Then I stopped due to the advice that they’re harmful and my ears began clogging up with earwax to the point that I stopped hearing. This happened so often that I required frequent trips to the doctor to unclog the ear canal. I eventually decided to say “screw it” and resumed using q-tips. Haven’t had an issue since. It frankly baffles me to see stories of people rupturing their ears drums with them. Maybe don’t shove them in your ear like you’re a knight driving a lance through a dragon’s heart? Be reasonably careful and listen your body and cotton swabs can be a useful tool.
- theGeatZhopa 3y ago
  This stories are all made up. To make you stop using it and go to doctor often. How one could even rupture the ear drum with that? I mean, what do you want that deep there.
  - jasonboyd 3y ago
    I think if you are careful there is little risk of rupturing your eardrum. That being said... I have ruptured my eardrum with a q-tip. It wasn't my finest moment. My wife was behind me and said something. I turned to ask her what she had said and I hit my elbow, jabbing the q-tip into my eardrum. That hurt like hell, but it didn't actually rupture on the spot. It wasn't until later that evening, when my wife and I were watching TV, and it suddenly sounded like the television was under water. I looked at my wife and asked what the hell happened to the TV, she freaked out and said blood was coming out of my ear. Interestingly, I did not feel any pain when that happened. It took over a month before everything sounded normal again
    - theGeatZhopa 3y ago
      I'm sorry to read that. Accidents happen. I'm sure, qtips have also been used in fights and killings already. It's an external object that we insert into a cavity.. we must take care. (Sorry, I'm watching to much of these Kong-Fu 'I fight you with chopsticks" movies) But, beside that, how far must a men go deep before you can call him an idiot? It hurts. It's a curvy way. Sometimes, my qtips are of low quality missing the cotton - I notice it with pain, if... To all my fellow q-tips-friends: May the rupture be far, but the dirt go away.
- ranger_danger 3y ago
  reddit is full of hivemind alarmist positions like this that is impossible to change anyone's mind on. - qtips will rupture your ear drum and there is never adequate justification for using them inside the ear - flushable wipes can never be flushable and will always damage your pipes/sewer - cpvc water pipes will destroy your entire house in your sleep unless you rip it all out immediately etc...
  - defrost 3y ago
    Thames Water, the company that maintains sewer pipes for the millions that live in London and surrounds also has strong pragmatic opinions grounded in real world experience that "flushable wipes" should never be flushed and will always make up a large proportion of pipe blockages ... https://www.thameswater.co.uk/about-us/responsibility/bin-it https://www.thameswater.co.uk/about-us/responsibility/bin-it https://www.thameswater.co.uk/news/twenty-four-million-people-admit-they-have-flushed-sanitary-products-or-wet-wipes https://www.thameswater.co.uk/news/twenty-four-million-peopl... But, of course you're correct, after all what would actual engineers from a company that recently spent > 5 billion on sewer upgrades know about pipes? They should just hire dismissive internet commenters to hand wave such things away.
    - ranger_danger 3y ago
      Not sure if the irony is lost on you, but this is a zero sum game. For every bit of research one posts against it, there are at least equally as many FOR it. Nobody can win. > But these wipes contain plastic Thames should know better that not all of them do, for example Cottonelle. Most wipes accumulating in wastewater and sewers are baby wipes, hard-surface cleaning wipes or other wipes NOT designed to be nor marketed as flushable. The people running these operations do not have the knowledge or equipment to test which exact manufacturer's product line caused a problem beyond a reasonable doubt. https://www.charlestonwater.com/DocumentCenter/View/2120/Wipes-Flushability-Test-Results https://www.charlestonwater.com/DocumentCenter/View/2120/Wip... https://charlestonwater.com/civicalerts.aspx?aid=222 https://charlestonwater.com/civicalerts.aspx?aid=222 > Charleston Water System (CWS) settled its class action lawsuit against all remaining defendant wipe manufacturers and retailers. This ensures that nearly all flushable wipes available to consumers across the country will truly be flushable and that packaging for all non-flushable wipes will clearly indicate they should not be flushed.

by snvzz 3y ago

ranger_danger 3y ago

We know. Nobody cares and they are going to keep doing it forever.

slillibri 3y ago

Cotton swabs can easily and safely be used to remove wax from the outer ear. You just shouldn’t jam them into your ear canal.

latexr 3y ago

Anecdotally, I call bullshit. I cleaned my ears for decades with q-tips and never had an issue. Then I stopped due to the advice that they’re harmful and my ears began clogging up with earwax to the point that I stopped hearing. This happened so often that I required frequent trips to the doctor to unclog the ear canal. I eventually decided to say “screw it” and resumed using q-tips. Haven’t had an issue since. It frankly baffles me to see stories of people rupturing their ears drums with them. Maybe don’t shove them in your ear like you’re a knight driving a lance through a dragon’s heart? Be reasonably careful and listen your body and cotton swabs can be a useful tool.

theGeatZhopa 3y ago
This stories are all made up. To make you stop using it and go to doctor often. How one could even rupture the ear drum with that? I mean, what do you want that deep there.
- jasonboyd 3y ago
  I think if you are careful there is little risk of rupturing your eardrum. That being said... I have ruptured my eardrum with a q-tip. It wasn't my finest moment. My wife was behind me and said something. I turned to ask her what she had said and I hit my elbow, jabbing the q-tip into my eardrum. That hurt like hell, but it didn't actually rupture on the spot. It wasn't until later that evening, when my wife and I were watching TV, and it suddenly sounded like the television was under water. I looked at my wife and asked what the hell happened to the TV, she freaked out and said blood was coming out of my ear. Interestingly, I did not feel any pain when that happened. It took over a month before everything sounded normal again
  - theGeatZhopa 3y ago
    I'm sorry to read that. Accidents happen. I'm sure, qtips have also been used in fights and killings already. It's an external object that we insert into a cavity.. we must take care. (Sorry, I'm watching to much of these Kong-Fu 'I fight you with chopsticks" movies) But, beside that, how far must a men go deep before you can call him an idiot? It hurts. It's a curvy way. Sometimes, my qtips are of low quality missing the cotton - I notice it with pain, if... To all my fellow q-tips-friends: May the rupture be far, but the dirt go away.
ranger_danger 3y ago
reddit is full of hivemind alarmist positions like this that is impossible to change anyone's mind on. - qtips will rupture your ear drum and there is never adequate justification for using them inside the ear - flushable wipes can never be flushable and will always damage your pipes/sewer - cpvc water pipes will destroy your entire house in your sleep unless you rip it all out immediately etc...
- defrost 3y ago
  Thames Water, the company that maintains sewer pipes for the millions that live in London and surrounds also has strong pragmatic opinions grounded in real world experience that "flushable wipes" should never be flushed and will always make up a large proportion of pipe blockages ... https://www.thameswater.co.uk/about-us/responsibility/bin-it https://www.thameswater.co.uk/about-us/responsibility/bin-it https://www.thameswater.co.uk/news/twenty-four-million-people-admit-they-have-flushed-sanitary-products-or-wet-wipes https://www.thameswater.co.uk/news/twenty-four-million-peopl... But, of course you're correct, after all what would actual engineers from a company that recently spent > 5 billion on sewer upgrades know about pipes? They should just hire dismissive internet commenters to hand wave such things away.
  - ranger_danger 3y ago
    Not sure if the irony is lost on you, but this is a zero sum game. For every bit of research one posts against it, there are at least equally as many FOR it. Nobody can win. > But these wipes contain plastic Thames should know better that not all of them do, for example Cottonelle. Most wipes accumulating in wastewater and sewers are baby wipes, hard-surface cleaning wipes or other wipes NOT designed to be nor marketed as flushable. The people running these operations do not have the knowledge or equipment to test which exact manufacturer's product line caused a problem beyond a reasonable doubt. https://www.charlestonwater.com/DocumentCenter/View/2120/Wipes-Flushability-Test-Results https://www.charlestonwater.com/DocumentCenter/View/2120/Wip... https://charlestonwater.com/civicalerts.aspx?aid=222 https://charlestonwater.com/civicalerts.aspx?aid=222 > Charleston Water System (CWS) settled its class action lawsuit against all remaining defendant wipe manufacturers and retailers. This ensures that nearly all flushable wipes available to consumers across the country will truly be flushable and that packaging for all non-flushable wipes will clearly indicate they should not be flushed.