Dont be a waxpacker.
You need to slowly spin the q tip as you push it in. And at the same time spiral the walls like a basketball. These combined motions serve to wick the wax onto the cotton rather than packing it in.
KRAW@linux.community 5 days ago
I inadvertently clogger one of my ears with a Qtip, effectively making me deaf in that ear. I tried to wait iy out, but I eventually started to get a headache. Went to the clinix and they flushed my ear out. I don’t use Qtips anymore.
skeezix@lemmy.world 4 days ago
aceshigh@lemmy.world 5 days ago
How deep did you shove the q tip? I just do it on the outside of my ear.
KRAW@linux.community 5 days ago
I didn’t shove it that deep. I just tried to clean just inside my ear, which was enough to shove some ear wax further up my ear and clog it. I now know (and frequently lecture my wife) that qtips should only be used on the outside of the ear.
Soulcreator@programming.dev 4 days ago
Same, I had this happen as a child and I haven’t used a Qtip for that purpose in a long time. Anytime the subject of qtips comes to I always warn people to not use them for that purpose, and I always get blank stares and a “No, I’m going to keep using my qtips, thank you.” It’s really annoying.