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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 05:49 PM Original message |
Poll question: Should ear candles be banned as dangerous products? |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
1. They're dangerous and ineffective |
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lamp_shade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
2. What the heck's an ear candle? |
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meow mix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 05:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. i dunno but if its a candle you stick in your ear and light on fire... |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 06:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
23. Why, yes, it is... |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
3. DU should sell them, use the profits for pizza parties n/t |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
4. They've been banned in Canada |
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BuddhaGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
6. they should not be banned |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 05:56 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. A nurse turned me on to a very effective way to clear out ear wax. |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 06:11 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. Yep, they work quite well |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 06:13 PM Response to Reply #6 |
20. Try warm (not hot!) olive oil. It's mild, safe, traditional... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
7. No, but they should be banned as quack medical devices |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 05:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. Heh. |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
8. Peroxide on a weekly basis |
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guardian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
10. Q-tips work better. n/t |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 05:58 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Q-tips just compact the wax. See my comment below. |
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laundry_queen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 06:27 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. Not necessarily. |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
11. No, but good ol' Hydrogen Peroxide works best. |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 06:03 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Hydrogen peroxide works! It loosens and dissolves the wax. |
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davidinalameda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 06:05 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. did he give you a "Q" tip? |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
12. not before they ban nose rockets |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
16. I had an unusual amount of wax build up in an ear once. |
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pinboy3niner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 06:17 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. I never use ear candles with one handle |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
18. Please... stop the slaughter caused by these evil ear candles |
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FSogol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
24. LoZoccolo, did your Mom use ear candles on you? Does that explain all this? |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
25. I get better light if I stick tiny LED bulbs in my ears... |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 03:34 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. For some people, that would make their eyes sparkle, too! |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
26. Candles are dangerous. |
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