#58

I got water in my ear during a shower the other day. My hearing was really weird for the ages, until I turned my head sideways and whacked my head on the other side to get the water out. I must have looked really weird doing that in the Co-op.

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#59

No. no no no no.

#60

I’m confused, my headphones are smaller than my elbow, can I still use them?

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#61

yeah just don’t put them on the dinner table

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#62

I don’t get why you can buy in-ear earphones when you’re not supposed to put anything in your ear. Surely they’re worse than a cotton bud?

(Also they are the work of the devil and never fit in my ears anyway)

#63

In-earphones irritate my ears horribly (and, further to my post upthread are covered in wax whenever I remove them, which is just a bit grim tbh). That said, they don’t leave anything in your ears. The problem with cotton buds isn’t really the size but that bits can flake off and infect your ears.

#64

Isn’t it because they don’t go far enough in to damage anything? The worry with buds is that you jam them so far down there you pierce your ear drum, or the end breaks off and can’t be retrieved

#65

jfc. sounds like your liver is fucked tbh, stop drinking and go see a dr today please

this fucking thread

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#66

GP told.me to do this. I went completely deaf for about 5 days. It was an absolute nightmare.

#67

This thread is great, it’s a return to the good old days. I was really pleased to see a story about someone pooing themselves but I would agree a doctor visit may be in order. I’ve had 3 different doctors fingers up my arse in the last 6 months but it’s led to me getting it all fixed in the end

#68

Was it filippo berio? You can’t just wang any old olive oil up there

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#69

my mate had the horrorshits once, ended up shitting blood. gp told him his liver was fubar and to maybe stop drinking 8 pints of guinness a night :scream:

#70

Probably shouldn’t have used chilli infused

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#71

Is it the chilli still in there?

#72

Is that because the bike bell goes ting?

#73

I tend to get a blockage in my right ear twice a year (very narrow ear canals, apparently) - once in winter, which isn’t a problem, then again in summer, annoyingly usually in the days leading up to going to Green Man. Last two years have seen me enjoying the Friday line-up in glorious mono (a blessing in disguise, considering some of the bands).

Total relief when the levee finally breaks after a few days of olive oil, though. Gave my ear a wee scratch on the Friday night after getting back to the campsite last year and masses of black wax lodged itself on to my fingertip, completely cleared it in two attempts - could have heard a pin sneeze from 10 miles away after that.

Enjoy your lunch, everyone.

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#74

I’m thinking this should be soundtracked by the KLF doing Justifed and Ancient with Tammy Wynette. Think about it, it’s be brilliant.

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#75

@still_he_persisted
I thought you shouldn’t use cotton buds because they push wax in? Dunno

#76

I opened the thread expecting grimness and it’s overdelivered.

#77

Yeah, anything in your ear can compact the wax, but those cotton buds can infect your ears on top.

Apparently you should clean your ears tilting your head to the floor, spraying the shower head in your ear, then using a finger inside of a towel to clean it. One of those things no one ever teaches you

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