Q-tipaholics check-in

[LynneSin]

I can't go a day without cleaning out my ears with a Q-tip - it feels so darn good!

[AwakeAtLast]

1. That would be my husband

I tell him that he sounds like it might be better than sex, and all he does is smile! :rofl:

:blush: That was TMI so early in the am, huh?

[LynneSin]

2. All I can say is Aural Gratification

Which also means if you want to get your husband in the mood you know exactly where one of his E-zones is located

[AwakeAtLast]

5. Well, if he would stop working 36 hours straight I would definitely do that!

And the worst part is he's not a doctor, so no doctor pay. At least the overtime pay is good.

Let's hope he comes home early today! :D

[Tyler Durden]

3. Can I turn in my SO?

I swear she keeps the company in business.

[Evergreen Emerald]

4. I have one stuck in my nose right now!

just kidding.

[In_The_Wind]

6. Hello

[SarahB]

7. Check

I can't live without it. :blush:

[RetroLounge]

8. After every shower...

:shrug:

RL

[1gobluedem]

9. My otolaryngologist calls me a Q-tip abuser

I clean my ears with them every day and he's often had to remove cotton.....:blush: According to him, you're not supposed to clean your ears with Q-tips but I do anyway.

[LynneSin]

10. Ear cleaning with Q-tips is like smoking

You know it can do major damage to your body but you're gonna do it anyways

At least dirty Q-tips don't stink

[lizerdbits]

15. I use to do it

Went to the doc for pressure in my ears without having any kind of sinus congestion or allergies. There was a lot of wax in one and I got it irrigated- flushed out with syringes full of water and peroxide. I was amazed how much crap came out of there. She told me not to do that anymore, it pushes the wax in further. :( I guess that pediatrician who told me never to stick anything in my ear smaller than my elbow was right.

[seemunkee]

11. It makes me cough

everytime I clean my ears with a qtip I have a couging fit.

[Roon]

12. If I clean my ears with q-tips to often, I get BPV.

Benign Positional Vertigo Overview

Benign positional vertigo (BPV)—or simply vertigo—is a disorder of the inner ear. You feel a sudden sensation of movement or spinning when you move your head or hold it in a certain position.

The inner ear is located within your skull and consists of the cochlea, a chamber shaped like a snail shell, where sound is transformed to nerve signals for the brain, and 3 semi-circular canals that function like a gyroscope, relaying information about head position and movement to the brain.

The semicircular canals contain fluid and special sensors that, when disturbed, inform the brain of a change in head position. It is thought that when you have BPV small particles become dislodged within the inner ear and then bounce around when your head moves, triggering faulty signals that your head is still moving even after it stops. This sensation of movement or imbalance when you are not moving is called vertigo, the primary symptom of benign positional vertigo.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/benign_positional_vertigo/article_em.htm#Benign%20Positional%20Vertigo%20Overview

[jakefrep]

13. Hi, I'm jakefrep, and I'm a Q-tipaholic

If I don't do it for a couple of days, my ears just feel weird.

[LynneSin]

18. Seriously - I ran out at home and actually grabbed a used Q-tip

:scared:

I have a mini-trashcan on my computer desk which usually has paper scraps and old Q-tips in it. Yes, I'm so pathetically addicted that I used a used Q-tip

:cry:

[jakefrep]

20. It's all good....

...they're your germs on the Q-tip - they can't hurt you.

[Hawkeye-X]

14. Checking in!

We buy Qtips in Costco and use them all year :)

[RedStateShame]

16. You on point, Tip?

[fizzgig]

17. every day after my shower

otherwise i don't feel totally clean

[catmandu57]

19. I buy them in cartons of 600-700

and start freaking out when I get down to 300 or so, it's almost time to replenish my stash.

[kedrys]

21. I really miss the ones with the wood stem

Not very conservationist, I know, but you got such better leverage out of those...

[underpants]

22. The guy on Oprah said you should use mineral water

it will solidify whatever is in there and it will fall out.

Q-tips are apparently a bad idea.

[astral]

23. Do you use peroxide?

I started putting peroxide in my ears (drop a few drops in with a q-tip) and let it bubble around and then swipe it with the q-tip tilting your head the other way so it comes back out. I saw something on the internet about it and gave it a try -- now I ***have*** to do it once every morning and once every evening.

I heard germs come in through your ear canal, and also now have excema off and on which goes in the ears and I think the q-tip ritual helps keep it from getting out of control.

[RedCappedBandit]

24. oh i love q tips

love em