Ear wax

Annie Mouse · Post by **Annie Mouse** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 5:41 am

You know how you have sweat glands over the rest of your body? Ear wax is produced by glands very similiar to sweat glands.

You'll find more answers here http://www.doctorhoffman.com/wax.htm

cars · Post by **cars** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:37 am

SnoozeControl wrote: What's it for? Why does it seem to ooze out my ears on some days, while other times it's well behaved? Is it normal to be yellowish? Why isn't it a nice shade of mauve or something? Why do some men have so much hair in their ears that ear wax seems to clump the strands together to look like some strange form of antenna?

I don't understand.:-2

Ahhhh yes, Ear Wax! I just had to go a new ENT specialist last month to have my Ears relieved of the Ear wax. For the first time, it was painless, it made me wonder, did he really do it right! What, What?:p

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:41 am

I used to tell my kids that I was collecting ear wax until I had enough to make a candle. Even now they're grown up, they still ask me if I've collected enough belly-button fluff to achieve my goal of knitting a jumper with it.

Am I lacking parenting skills?

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:44 am

SnoozeControl wrote: The doctor's joke when I was little was that he could see pototoes growing in my ears. I still don't understand what he meant.:-2

How peculiar...mind you, my dad did have a cauliflower ear

Annie Mouse · Post by **Annie Mouse** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:46 am

SnoozeControl wrote: The doctor's joke when I was little was that he could see pototoes growing in my ears. I still don't understand what he meant.:-2

Meant you had dirt in your ears :wah:

Annie Mouse · Post by **Annie Mouse** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:47 am

Uncle Kram wrote: How peculiar...mind you, my dad did have a cauliflower ear

That's from getting hit on your ear

cars · Post by **cars** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:54 am

SnoozeControl wrote: The doctor's joke when I was little was that he could see pototoes growing in my ears. I still don't understand what he meant.:-2

That's because he couldn't pronounce cantaloupes!

:p

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:55 am

Annie Mouse wrote: Meant you had dirt in your ears :wah:

Snooze is very dirty. I think it's one of her more endearing traits

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:35 am

On this candle technique were they using regular candles or the chinese candles. I've used the Chinese candles to clean my ears. They are hollow on the inside, so there is a vacuum that does pull the wax and dirt out of your ear. I know this because I'm gross curious and cut open the candle and saw it all in there when I was done. :rolleyes:

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:45 am

SnoozeControl wrote: You should see what's in my other orifices.:yh_angel

Do you have an orifice party at Christmas?

woppy71 · Post by **woppy71** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:49 am

[quote=SnoozeControl]You should see what's in my other orifices.:yh_angel[

/quote]

:yh_blush

Richard Bell · Post by **Richard Bell** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:56 am

Ear wax , much like peanut butter, comes in two varieties : "crumbly' and "smooth".

Caucasians and Negroes have the "crumbly" type. Mongols have the "smooth" variety.

Don't know what happens if you have an Asian or First Nations parent and a white or black parent. Maybe one ear is "crumbly" and one is "smooth"?:yh_bigsmi

R.B.

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:58 am

SnoozeControl wrote: I remember someone (male) saying to me in high school "there's a party in my mouth, wanna come?"

I had no idea what he meant.

As it was lunchtime and he was looking at your hair, is that a typo? Did he say "There's a pasty in my mouth, wanna comb?"

I've led a sheltered life

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 2:30 pm

SnoozeControl wrote: What's it for? Why does it seem to ooze out my ears on some days, while other times it's well behaved? Is it normal to be yellowish? Why isn't it a nice shade of mauve or something? Why do some men have so much hair in their ears that ear wax seems to clump the strands together to look like some strange form of antenna?

I don't understand.:-2

Oh My God ! :rolleyes:

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 2:41 pm

I keep hoping theres hope but....................:rolleyes:

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 3:00 pm

ArnoldLayne wrote: I have a problem with earwax, because as a stonemason, I am exposed to a lot of dust. Its natures way of dealing with an excess of dust.

I have tried those earcandles and despite all the promises, they did absolutely bugger all for me except maybe an erotic crackling sound as it burnt away

.

I have pretty terrible memories of laying across me mums lap as a kid, having her dig me ears out with a hair clip. I swear she left a couple in there !

Thank God it was only your ears she stuck the hairclip in

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 3:02 pm

I can't bring myself to read this thread, but i will say,

my biggest bugbear is seeing a used cottonbud floating in the toilet bowl ugh.......

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 3:16 pm

abbey wrote: I can't bring myself to read this thread, but i will say,

my biggest bugbear is seeing a used cottonbud floating in the toilet bowl ugh.......

I've seen worse things floating in the toilet bowl

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 3:23 pm

My doctor advised me to use sweet oil in my son's ears to help clean them out. You can get it at the pharmacist. Just a few drops in each night, and it helps to rid the build-up of excess wax.

And before you ask, I do not know if the oil is actually sweet, I've never tasted it.

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 3:28 pm

Uncle Kram wrote: I've seen worse things floating in the toilet bowl

:eek: :yh_doh ........

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:43 pm

SnoozeControl wrote: Oh sure, act all hoity-toity, but I bet you're as guilty as the next man for having crumbly-cheese ear wax antenna sticking from the side of your head.

She said toity.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:45 pm

valerie wrote: She said toity.

Look at that now ! :wah: The little whispering guys.....

Anyway can you just ban her now Val ?

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:51 pm

SnoozeControl wrote: I said toity and crumbly-cheese ear wax in the same sentence. I bet you'll never see that again in this life time. Well, except for the sentence I just typed right now.

Dont drag us down into your own little private hell sister !

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:53 pm

Snooze Control.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:58 pm

valerie wrote: Snooze Control.

Thanks Val. Lets go get us some more punks now. Lets start with.......uhhh accountable :yh_wave hes nuthin but a cockamamy troublemaker ! Ill make a list ok ?

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 9:06 pm

This is quite easily the funniest and at the same time grossest thread I've read in a while! :yh_rotfl

(It doesn't quite compete with "Rent help needed", but it's a close second!!)

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 9:07 pm

val....get that one

Ill hold her down and you ban her ass

meltonpie · Post by **meltonpie** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:52 pm

SnoozeControl wrote: What's it for? Why does it seem to ooze out my ears on some days, while other times it's well behaved? Is it normal to be yellowish? Why isn't it a nice shade of mauve or something? Why do some men have so much hair in their ears that ear wax seems to clump the strands together to look like some strange form of antenna?

I don't understand.:-2

First entry I look at at this time of the morning! Now I really will go back to bed!!

Actually I'm quite an expert - I've had my "dustbins" emptied twice a year by the docs since the age of 12. Now can we leave it please .......?

cars · Post by **cars** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:52 am

flopstock wrote: Isn't the defining question regarding EW... whether or not it should be refridgerated?

Right, it should be kept right next to the BUTTER!

Good to see that you pop out ot the arcade every now & then flop!