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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI did another amazingly stupid thing so of course I want to share it
I get ear infections and I've got one now. It is painful. So a little while ago I decided to use one of my ear candles. If you don't know they are made of some wax stuff and they are like a long cone. You light the top on fire and stick it in your ear while it burns, (you are supposed to have someone else hold it but that sounds too reasonable to me). It is something about the heat of the fire is supposed to help pull up the wax, (or whatever) in your ear. Plus the warmness is nice
These candles are different though. They have a little plastic cone at the smallest part that you are supposed to take out. Well, of course I forgot about the thing and after the candle burned down and I pulled it out I felt this terrible pain and I knew something was still in my ear.
I ran to my next door neighbor with a needle nose pliers and banged on his window. He got a couple other tools because the stupid thing was stuck in there.
So here it is - it is not a worm like it looks and know that the circumference gets wider as it goes further into the ear. It took about 15 minutes to get it out
LiberalLoner
(10,300 posts)LearnedHand
(4,363 posts)But this reminds me of the physicist early in the pandemic who was experimenting with powerful magnets to keep his mask on. I don't know how, but the magnets got stuck in his nose.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-52094804
Maraya1969
(23,103 posts)LoisB
(9,227 posts)the wrong foot". This sounds painful and I hope you are okay.
ProfessorGAC
(71,317 posts)I have a problem with wax build-up in one ear. No infections though.
I do a hot water lavage with a 10ml syringe.
alittlelark
(18,937 posts)IbogaProject
(3,979 posts)Maybe look for a trial gym membership at a place with a sauna, the new infrared ones are more comfortable and really soften the was.
Skittles
(161,215 posts)EAR CANDLE
but - it is :O
NO, JUST NO - WTF
DO NOT DO THAT EVER AGAIN