Ok, so this seems like the perfect time to ask: What kinds of implements do Engadget readers use for ear wax picking?
My tools of the trade:
- End of eyeglasses (always handy!) - ballpoint pen cap (contoured edge) - Less frequently: scissors (don't try at home); screwdrivers (flathead); paperclips
Need something more gadgety? Ok, my Sony in-ear headphone pick up a bunch of stuff sometimes. It's gross, but an interesting window into the dynamics of your ear canal.
If I had one of these cameras, I could put together a pretty nice Flickr stream of the relative merits of each implement.
I try mostly to stick to Q-tips, but I've occasionally had to resort to toothpicks. Once I had to use a small stick I'd stripped the bark from when a bug flew in my ear while I was out hiking.
am: what about the end of the plastic spoon that you get with delivered Chinese food? That extra little membrane-piercing nub of plastic acts as a professional-grade wax excavator.
Just go to any Japanese grocery or convenience store near you and buy an inexpensive ear pick. They sell them especially.
And don't use Q-tips, the doctor told my friend (before he professionally flushed his ears with pressured hot water) that q-tips push most of the stuff, instead of pulling it.
I use an old CPU-removing tool that I used to use to, well, pull out CPUs from mobos while working. It's basically a long thin metal prong with an angled bit on the end that's brilliant for scooping and excavating that troublesome wax!
“An engineer explained to us that hundreds of ear impressions were gathered in the name of research, and while each one obviously boasted its own unique shape and size, one single characteristic remained uniform across the board: the entrance into the ear canal is not a perfect circle, it's an oval.”
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Ok, so this seems like the perfect time to ask: What kinds of implements do Engadget readers use for ear wax picking?
My tools of the trade:
- End of eyeglasses (always handy!)
- ballpoint pen cap (contoured edge)
- Less frequently: scissors (don't try at home); screwdrivers (flathead); paperclips
Need something more gadgety? Ok, my Sony in-ear headphone pick up a bunch of stuff sometimes. It's gross, but an interesting window into the dynamics of your ear canal.
If I had one of these cameras, I could put together a pretty nice Flickr stream of the relative merits of each implement.
Wow... I use the same things!
I try mostly to stick to Q-tips, but I've occasionally had to resort to toothpicks. Once I had to use a small stick I'd stripped the bark from when a bug flew in my ear while I was out hiking.
am: what about the end of the plastic spoon that you get with delivered Chinese food? That extra little membrane-piercing nub of plastic acts as a professional-grade wax excavator.
Dude, you left off my standby. Pencaps. They are awesome, but in a pinch a long fingernail works great.
Paper clips if I am desperate.
Just go to any Japanese grocery or convenience store near you and buy an inexpensive ear pick. They sell them especially.
And don't use Q-tips, the doctor told my friend (before he professionally flushed his ears with pressured hot water) that q-tips push most of the stuff, instead of pulling it.
I use an old CPU-removing tool that I used to use to, well, pull out CPUs from mobos while working.
It's basically a long thin metal prong with an angled bit on the end that's brilliant for scooping and excavating that troublesome wax!