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[–] Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Never understood the deal with q tips. Like, just don't shove it all the way to your eardrum and don't push wax inside?

[–] Shellbeach@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

I was thinking Ents as in Ent trees and couldn't remember when in the LOTR Q-tips were used against Ents....

[–] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

Manufacturers do it for liability and doctors for that one idiot out of twenty.

[–] Electricd@lemmybefree.net 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

How do people use them else though? What are they for? Who cleans the outside of the ear with this? Just use water and soap when you shower??