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surrounded
from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2003-02-06 08:51 [#00543314]
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...I just had them cleaned out by a doctor, and it's amazing how crisp and clear everything sounds now :-D
I hadn't really noticed that my hearing got any worse (it was only during a routine-check up that the doc said i should get them cleaned... i wasn't having any problems or whatever). But this is amazing! It's like i'm hearing things for the first time... i was already in awe when i poored myself a drink and heard that cluc cluc cluc-sound crisper than ever before... and i can't even begin to describe how much better Chiastic Slide sounded just then. This is so cool :-D Like i've got a whole new set of ears!
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NeoExmnist
from United States on 2003-02-06 08:54 [#00543316]
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thats nasty. sorry but when it gets so bad that you have to have them professionally cleaned then you know you've got a hygene problem. no offense
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2003-02-06 08:54 [#00543317]
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did people around you convince you to do that ear cleaning? ;)
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KEYFUMBLER
from DUBLIN (Ireland) on 2003-02-06 08:54 [#00543319]
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reading that and looking at Georges face is funny. Seinfeld would just look at him in feigned, sarcastic astonishment.
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NeoExmnist
from United States on 2003-02-06 08:55 [#00543321]
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yeah tru dat. i always imagine surrounded looking like george. thats a good, thing i think?
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TonePu5her
from lincoln !UK! (United Kingdom) on 2003-02-06 08:55 [#00543322]
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Did you know that it could change your musical taste...something to do with the hairs in the inner ear...
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NeoExmnist
from United States on 2003-02-06 08:57 [#00543325]
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i heard those hairs are an aphrodesiac too. they work well in four play!
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Jedi Chris
on 2003-02-06 09:00 [#00543333]
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If they shine a light in one ear, does it come out the other side, now that you have had your ears done?
Hehehe
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surrounded
from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2003-02-06 09:04 [#00543346]
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No, actually that is incorrect. When the doctor said i needed to have them cleaned, the first thing i said was: "huh? So i didn't clean them good enough? But i'm always cleaning them with... ehr... (well you know, the thin little sticks with fluffy bits on the end, have no idea what they're called in english), but yeah, i said i always clean my ears with that.
And he immediately forbid me to ever do so again. Because all those things do is push the dirt deeper inside your ear... hm... i had no idea :-/
But this afternoon they were cleaned by another doctor, and when i asked her about it she said it would still be okay to use those little sticks, and that there's basically nothing i could do about it. Every couple of years or so i will probably need them professionally cleaned, some people's ears just produce more uh... "filth" ;-) No matter how good you clean them.
So there! Ha! :-p
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euphonicfilter
from illadelphia (United States) on 2003-02-06 09:04 [#00543350]
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it would if you stuck a light sabre through one ear
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Jedi Chris
on 2003-02-06 09:06 [#00543355]
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And the resulting pain, would look something like the look on the guys face in your avatar!! LOL!
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NeoExmnist
from United States on 2003-02-06 09:06 [#00543356]
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hmmm maybe i should have mine looked at or in. we call those stick things ear wigs...
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surrounded
from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2003-02-06 09:07 [#00543360]
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lol, i look nothing like george in real life ;-)
*scratches hairless scalp, cleans glasses*
Well maybe in 20 years time i will :-p Who knows...
"Seinfeld would just look at him in feigned, sarcastic astonishment."
haha! ;-) lol, i can actually imagine it :-p That's funny!
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surrounded
from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2003-02-06 09:10 [#00543372]
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lol ;-)
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Cheffe1979
from fuck (Austria) on 2003-02-06 09:14 [#00543387]
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how did he clean it, did he fill in water or something?
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NeoExmnist
from United States on 2003-02-06 09:15 [#00543390]
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licked it all out...ewww
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surrounded
from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2003-02-06 09:21 [#00543410]
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Yeah, she had a little device that squirted out water. Like a very powerful watergun i guess.
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roygbivcore
from Joyrex.com, of course! on 2003-02-06 09:28 [#00543424]
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i was thinking of this when i read the title
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gdansk
from London (United Kingdom) on 2003-02-06 09:32 [#00543431]
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I had it done a year ago - the block of wax that the nurse pulled out was as big as a monkey's fist - honest! I couldn't believe it! Everyone should have it done...
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surrounded
from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2003-02-06 09:53 [#00543476]
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Actually i was very surprised by the size of it too. But i didn't want to mention it, as not to disgust anyone ;-)
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BlatantEcho
from All over (United States) on 2003-02-06 09:59 [#00543488]
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*pukes*
is it a special doctor that does it, like an ear doctor, or just some dude with a water pick?
sounds exciting for, but it also is prolly the worst job in the world for that doctor
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surrounded
from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2003-02-06 10:03 [#00543494]
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Just my regular doctor. Actually it was my regular doctor's assistant that did it. She doesn't have alot of responsibilities besides anwsering the phone, but she does get to clean ears :-p
Medical training involves cutting up dead people, i think after that you can handle everything...
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BlatantEcho
from All over (United States) on 2003-02-06 10:05 [#00543497]
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sure, but I mean, if that was your FULL TIME JOB...........oh fuck, that would be awful
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surrounded
from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2003-02-06 10:08 [#00543501]
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lol ;-) Yeah i guess you're right.
But imagine being a proctologist!
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BlatantEcho
from All over (United States) on 2003-02-06 10:12 [#00543504]
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funny you mentioned that, cuz I got to thinking, that would also be a horrible job to report into EVERY FUCKING DAY
oh damn
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Ceri JC
from Jefferson City (United States) on 2003-02-06 10:21 [#00543518]
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I've often wondered how you're meant to clean your ears. Several different doctors have said that to me you should only use cotton buds/q tips for the outer parts of your ear. What can you do to clean the insides?
Apparently having some wax in your ears is good if you are outdoors a lot- it prevents insects from getting into your ear canal.
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Ceri JC
from Jefferson City (United States) on 2003-02-06 10:22 [#00543521]
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Oh yeah, has anyone read how he does it in Choke by Chuck Palahnuick? Sounds fun...
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BlatantEcho
from All over (United States) on 2003-02-06 10:23 [#00543523]
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please don't finish that thought.......!
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danbrusca
from Derbyshire (United Kingdom) on 2003-02-06 11:09 [#00543582]
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Oh yeah, ear buds are bad. I recently lost my hearing in my left ear for 10 days because of too much poking around with eardbuds.
Best thing to do to unblock ears is put olive oil in them twice a day until you can hear normally again.
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xlr
from Boston (United States) on 2003-02-06 11:14 [#00543587]
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Did this cleaning process hurt much? Cause one time the doctor stuck a plastic thing in my ear and it hurt like a bitch.
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surrounded
from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2003-02-06 12:06 [#00543623]
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"I've often wondered how you're meant to clean your ears."
well ehr... you're not supposed to clean it apparantly.
The doctor explained it that nature designed your body to it only being able to clean your ear for as deep as your smallest finger will go :-p
I suppose what happens is the earwax is always constantly in motion... starting in your inner ear, and moving towards the exit or something? And yeah, having some earwax is good... i guess... it must be there for a reason?
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surrounded
from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2003-02-06 12:11 [#00543627]
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"I recently lost my hearing in my left ear for 10 days because of too much poking around with eardbuds."
jesus... well that settles it for me, i'm throwing away my earbuds/cotton buds/q tips/ear wigs! That would scare the hell out of me :-s... be very glad your hearing came back after those ten days!
"Best thing to do to unblock ears is put olive oil in them twice a day until you can hear normally again."
I had to do that in the three days before my doctorvisit today. It's supposed to soften the wax up a bit...
"Did this cleaning process hurt much?"
...and she said on the phone 3 days ago that if i wouldn't use the olive oil it would hurt really bad if the earwax is hard and stuck to your inner-ear...
But now after the olive-oil it was completely painless, yay!
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Phresch
from fucking Trondheim (Norway) on 2003-02-06 12:14 [#00543632]
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i wanna have my ears cleaned too..was it expensive?
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surrounded
from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2003-02-06 12:16 [#00543637]
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i haven't gotten the bill yet :-p
But insurance will pay for it anyway (at least my insurance here in holland), so it's free for me. Don't know about norway.
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Morton
from out (Netherlands, The) on 2003-02-07 01:56 [#00544452]
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everybody should do it! i did it once :) ..but i don't know if my doctor will do it again after the first time..
"Morton you have to get your ears cleaned..." What doctor? "Your ears!! You gotta get them cleaned!!" Sorry, I don't know what you're saying, I think it's time I'll have my ears cleaned
"Yeah Mor(t)on!!! THAT'S WHAT I WAS SAYING!!!" ..what was that? "CLEAN YOUR EARS!!!" eh.. yeah but isn't that something YOU should do?! "Yes Morton, yes! I will clean your ears!" ..come again doctor? "I will clean your filthy ears!!!!!" ..sorry, what was that 'bout Britney Spears? "NO NOT BRITNEY SPEARS! YOUR EARS!! Y O U R E A R S ! ! !"
What about them doctor?...
etc. etc. etc.
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martinhm
from York (United Kingdom) on 2003-02-07 02:05 [#00544456]
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I had that done when I was a kid, and had a vertiable "monkey's fist" of wax removed. I use cotton buds every now and then even though I've heard you just push the dirt further into your ear (and risk hurting yourself).
You don't notice how your hearing goes over the years, and this thread has prompted me to go to the doctor sometime soon and get it done.
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Dolleater
from Afrika Bambaataa on 2003-02-07 02:17 [#00544459]
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A topic about wax sort of like A Show about nothing
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surrounded
from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2003-02-07 02:34 [#00544465]
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lol, that was funny ;-)
I can't believe you also make people call you Morton in real life! :-p
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surrounded
from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2003-02-07 02:35 [#00544466]
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hehe... :-)
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bill_hicks
from my city is amazing it is calle on 2003-02-07 02:38 [#00544469]
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teacher - starve your child pc approved as long as the right words are used.
systemised atrocity on video as long as bilingual signs on view.
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Morton
from out (Netherlands, The) on 2003-02-07 02:40 [#00544473]
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no no-one calls me Morton IRL :D actually i didn't even know it's a normal name in english.. :( i had to choose a nickname for this mb and took it from "Goodnight Morton" by radioactive man (as i told 243 times before)
it isn't possible to change it here i'm affraid, so i'll have to stick with it :\
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pOgO
from behind your belly button fluff on 2003-02-07 02:41 [#00544476]
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I always clean my ears, hate the feeling of wax in my ears >=op
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surrounded
from it won't be hard anymore to li on 2003-02-07 02:45 [#00544483]
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"here i'm affraid, so i'll have to stick with it :\ "
But it's a cool name! Why would you wanna change it? I've always liked it for some reason, it sounds very sensible.
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Jarworski
from The Grove (United Kingdom) on 2003-02-07 02:55 [#00544494]
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Nice to hear your ears are better George. :)
*groan*
Man, I think I need the same thing, there's some sort of green stuff residing in mine, and I've just stuck my finger in my left ear and I seem to have fucked it up... :o/
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neetta
from Finland on 2003-02-07 04:11 [#00544613]
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ceri, the thing is you should never try to clean them from the inside yourself... i have mutantly small earhalls (as evertyhing else of me seems to be mutantly small it doesnt matter but anyways). you need special eardrops to put in your ears first and then you can just flush! aren't ears just wonderful... i've been half deaf for few days now, my right ear doesnt hear :( earwax is a good subject!
btw jar, come to the health center with me today, they tkae the evil greeny stuff out for free and your finger too if its stuck.
(i can't believe i am breaking my short xlt break with this post)
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oscillik
from the fires of orc on 2003-02-07 04:15 [#00544622]
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surrounded
what did the cleaning proces involve?
this might be a silly question, but did it hurt at all? (i only ask because i'm a wimp and can't handle pain!)
i might try and get that done (not to say i'm a dirty tramp) but i'd just like to be able to have crisp hearing like that too!!
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C738
from Outer Space on 2003-02-07 04:30 [#00544658]
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And yeah, having some earwax is good... i guess... it must be there for a reason? Protection against IDM maybe?
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Ceri JC
from Jefferson City (United States) on 2003-02-07 04:34 [#00544668]
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Yes I thought that it must cane your ears to go to a DnB night after they've been cleaned.
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map
from mülligen (Switzerland) on 2003-02-07 04:38 [#00544676]
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better you never do that before visiting an afx gig
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C738
from Outer Space on 2003-02-07 04:39 [#00544677]
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I have this beep in my ears. I had it all my life. Its like high voltage , the sound tv's make when the sound is off.
Sometimes its very loud and driving me crazy.
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