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How often do you clean your ears?

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whatonearthisthatabout · 02/04/2024 21:42

I'll tell you mine and my dps frequency after some replies. To be quite frank I'm a bit disgusted!

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LadeOde · 02/04/2024 21:56

@Dacadactyl Are you referring to 'cotton buds'? i thought you meant ear buds as in those used to listen to music.

Axx · 02/04/2024 21:55

@LadeOde it shows you inside so you can scrape out any wax. I got it from a link someone shared on here from Amazon.

Dacadactyl · 02/04/2024 21:55

dullestofall · 02/04/2024 21:53

Thank you!

I worked as a TA at a primary school and some chikdren’s ears🤢

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Tell me about it. I've seen some kids and im like WTAF, how are you being allowed outside the house with the state of those ears!

Dacadactyl · 02/04/2024 21:53

LadeOde · 02/04/2024 21:49

how do you clean your ears with an earbud?

@Axx Pls how do you use the ear camera?

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Put the earbud in my ear and wiggle it round the outer bit of my ear canal.

dullestofall · 02/04/2024 21:53

Dacadactyl · 02/04/2024 21:47

I clean my ears every single day with an earbud. They are almost always spotless tbh.

I am religious about it and love doing the kids ears too (when they let me!)

Thank you!

I worked as a TA at a primary school and some chikdren’s ears🤢

Dacadactyl · 02/04/2024 21:52

calligraphee · 02/04/2024 21:49

But this is really not advised, are you not worried about compacting the wax in their ears?

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Not at all.

I've done it all my life (as did my mum on me beforehan) and at 39 never had an issue with ears or my health.

PollyPetunia · 02/04/2024 21:51

Every hair wash as like the PP it feels nice. I know it's wrong but that adds to the excitement I. My otherwise dull life

YourSnugHazelTraybake · 02/04/2024 21:49

Every couple of weeks.

calligraphee · 02/04/2024 21:49

Dacadactyl · 02/04/2024 21:47

I clean my ears every single day with an earbud. They are almost always spotless tbh.

I am religious about it and love doing the kids ears too (when they let me!)

But this is really not advised, are you not worried about compacting the wax in their ears?

LadeOde · 02/04/2024 21:49

Dacadactyl · 02/04/2024 21:47

I clean my ears every single day with an earbud. They are almost always spotless tbh.

I am religious about it and love doing the kids ears too (when they let me!)

how do you clean your ears with an earbud?

@Axx Pls how do you use the ear camera?

Thisisnotarehearsal · 02/04/2024 21:49

Which bit?

You should never put anything smaller than your elbow inside your ear according to the ENT doc I saw.

I wash the outsides in the shower along with everything else.

So if youre trying to encourage someone to shove ear buds inside, please don't.

Dacadactyl · 02/04/2024 21:47

I clean my ears every single day with an earbud. They are almost always spotless tbh.

I am religious about it and love doing the kids ears too (when they let me!)

Axx · 02/04/2024 21:46

Once a fortnight with my ear camera. My ears are sparking clean inside and out.

FreyaFromTheFens · 02/04/2024 21:46

I have a root around with a cotton bud the day after I wash my hair as the water in them makes them itchy and it feels nice 😁
Not the done thing apparently but I like it.

DSD9472 · 02/04/2024 21:46

OP- Do you mean inside the ear canal, the external pinna part, behind the ear or where exactly???

dullestofall · 02/04/2024 21:45

Daily in the shower with my fingers and then after with a cotton bud

MinervaMcGonagallsCat · 02/04/2024 21:44

Best way to get them cleaned out is to go swimming

ComtesseDeSpair · 02/04/2024 21:44

Inside? Never. You’re not supposed to, unless they’re blocked. I wash my actual ears in the shower every day with the rest of me.

BlueMum16 · 02/04/2024 21:44

Daily. In the shower.

Eyesopenwideawake · 02/04/2024 21:43

Every couple of weeks maybe? Does it really matter?

FineWordsButterNoParsnips · 02/04/2024 21:43

Clean how?

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