Cleaning husband's ears with cotton buds.

[MrsJessePinkmann]

When speaking to a friend the other day, I somehow happened to mention that I clean my husband's ears out with cotton buds every few days.

I've never really thought anything of this but she seemed to think this was really odd and something she would never do in a million years!

Now I'm starting to wonder if this, is indeed odd and something that people don't do!

It's been part of our relationship/marriage for years! 😂

@MrsJessePinkmann I was once told by a ear/hearing consultant to never put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear.

My darling, late mother used to pay my son a fiver for plucking her chin hairs out. He was delighted to do it of course.

My ex's mother used to clean his ears out cos gets eczema in them so lots of dry skin.. The thought of it knocks me sick. No way I was doing it.

God, I had an ex who asked me to do this (and comb his head to get rid of dandruff). Which sounds like a request for help until he said his sister was the one who used to do it for him. He was mid 40s 🤢

Brings this to mind...

This is beyond weird. Do you pick his nose for him as well?

Never put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear.

Absolutely. Doesn’t it even say on the packets that you shouldn’t put them in the ear canal? Even if you don’t put them in very far, it can push wax towards the eardrum until you have a plug of compacted wax.
I know a lot of people do it but there are warnings everywhere saying don’t.

No, but I do like syringing my ears and then showing DP the contents of the water. He’s horrified and jealous as he doesn’t get the same waxy build up I do 😂

I do this! He reminds me every couple of weeks!

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<strong stomachs required. I visited once and am still traumatised>

It is weird and also a really bad idea.

🤢🤮🤢🤮

Every day we stray a little further from god.

I....no.

Works better than putting oil down. Never get itchy ears from build up, never had any issues. Same for everyone in my family - except DH who vehemently refused.

Do not use cotton buds. Damages the ears and encourages wax. Just get him to an ear doctor to suction stuff out.

Oh, Phew! Not the whole stick!

I thought it was just me. I love cleaning DH's ears. I could never touch a spot though, not that he gets any.

Thank you for all your lovely replies. I'm glad I'm not alone.

To those of you who wasn't on board, I hope this thread has expanded your mind into the wonderful world of ear cleaning and wax 😂😂😂

My mum used to do this to me as a child. I now do it to my son. I even put a clean hair pin in there to fish out offending items. Very satisfying indeed.

They are really good to itch the inside of your ears with.

😂😂 Almost did the MN classic of snorting my wine there...

Whatever psoriasis plaque is I hope I never have to see it 😭

Yuk, yuk 🤮🤮

Why do some men need other people to clean their ears? Do they have no hands???