I Love Lamp Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 So yesterday, I was chilling, relaxing, et all, and all of a sudden i went deaf in my left ear. As in, people talk, I no hear-y from the left side. I thought I just had earwax, so I used a qtip to try and clean it out. No dice. So I used some hydrogen peroxide. No dice, and now my inner ear felt like it was on fire. I just shrugged it off and went to sleep. This morning, I got up, my ear ached bad. I said the hell with it and went to work anyways. As we were dropping pallets (which is real loud by the way, my almost split open with pain as I dropped a stack of them. It hurt so bad I actually almost fell over, clutching my ear. I figured it was about time to go to the doctor. So I head up to the ER, which was thankfully empty (it was 5:30 am after all), and I go to see a doctor, and she told me that I had ruptured my ear canal. Basically, what happened is that when using Q-tip to clean your ear, you make the skin and tissue in the ear canal irritated and sensitive, even if you don't use it into the ear canal. When it's really sensitive, almost anything can cause complications, and even tear a hole in it. Changes in pressure, loud noises, a buildup of water, can cause it. So now I have to take eardrops, 10 drops, twice a day for ten days. And if that doesn't heal it, I have to get a skin graft in my ear, which sounds really sucky. So the lesson hear is, never use Q-tips for your ears. At all. EVER. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slazenger Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 So I used some hydrogen peroxide. No dice, and now my inner ear felt like it was on fire. Perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street Lethal Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 False. TRUE LESSON: Don't be a dumbass with a Q-Tip. Lesson learned Lamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UN4M3D Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Shouldn't you know that already? I thought everyone knew that sticking anything in your ear will damage your ear canal. Next time you have a build-up of earwax, stick the nozzle of compressed air directly into the ear and gogogo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetiredTacos Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 False. TRUE LESSON: Don't be a dumbass with a Q-Tip. Lesson learned Lamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingless Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Q-Tips – Weapons of Ear Destruction? « Family Webicine Doctors think you're a nub too. Hope you don't get ear AIDS in the mean time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oreo Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Slazes post: Quote: Originally Posted by I Love Lamp So I used some hydrogen peroxide. No dice, and now my inner ear felt like it was on fire. Perhaps? __________ my thought exactly lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slazenger Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Q-tips just feel heavenly in your ear, tbfh. I still have most of the hearing in both of my ears. >_> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 you should try the cotton tipped Q-tips, as opposed to the diamond tipped ones you're using now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clark Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 rofl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaMigra Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 you should try the cotton tipped Q-tips, as opposed to the diamond tipped ones you're using now. ha this made my day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The_Monkey Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 you should try the cotton tipped Q-tips, as opposed to the diamond tipped ones you're using now. You made my day...I love you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FukLife Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 lol John. Also I don't even bother useing Q-tips to clean my ears out just basically use a napkin and clean what you can see on the outside of my ear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Soap Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 why did he even use peroxide,now really,mostly everytime you use it,it ends up something burning like hell,and now it made it worse by you actually sticking it in your ear,which is ruptured,and caused the flaming ear,now all you have to do is light it on fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingless Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Are you enjoying vertigo? I know it's a pleasant experience when my allergies get bad and I don't take mah Claritin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koth Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 why is deagle shooting a pistol like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalepeno Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 q tips prevent you from becoming like that one kid in everyone's school who no one likes because of the earwax that is dripping out of his ears. end of story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c00k1em0nst3r Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 haha. sorry to hear about your pains. That's why as a kid growing up my parents told me to never use q-tips because they could damage your ear and make you deaf, etc. We went through a phase where we got the babyproof q-tips where you can't stick them in your ear. it only cleans the outside of em. glad we quit getting babyproof q-tips though. idk what i'd do without em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3nL Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 I just roll a tissue to make a spear, stick that in my ear, then twist it around. Shit feels good man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt. Awesome Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 I just roll a tissue to make a spear, stick that in my ear, then twist it around. Shit feels good man. I have been doing that shit for a year, I love it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siphaed Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 No more of this... ...and your ears will stop hurting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingless Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 No more of this... ...and your ears will stop hurting. Aww. There's nothing wrong with aural... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonewall Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Haha...the funny thing is I live in Western Kansas...Some of the teabags out here use car keys to get wax out of their ears...that sucks man...hope you feel better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudabaga Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Everytime I go to the doctor they scream at me for using Q-Tips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never trust a hippie Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 (edited) my mother always said never put anything bigger than your elbow in your ear. meaning that I should not use Q-Tips or use my pinkie to get water out of my ears after swimming. Edited April 20, 2010 by Never trust a hippie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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