Right inside to that bit when it opens up at the end - my ear itches. If I put my little finger in I can feel the itch at the end.
I know if I could use a pair of sharp curved tweezers I could scratch that itchy bit and reach a level of ecstasy reserved for the gods.
Can I ask my GP to do this carefully? What if I provide tweezers?
12 Comments
Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 2y
Tell your GP about your discomfort and ask to see an ENT.
kakes@sh.itjust.works · 16 pts · 2y
Good idea. With all those little branches and twigs, I'm sure they'd be able to reach.
jordanlund@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
You don't really want to stick anything metal in your ear, but I use these:
https://clinere.com/
Boxes of 10 at my local pharmacy.
cashews_best_nut@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
These look perfect!!! 👍
thehatfox@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
They do make reusable metal tools like this, called ear spoons or ear picks.
jordanlund@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Oh, those are awesome too... but I can't in good conscience point someone else to a metal tool for their ear. ;)
If they come to it on their own and damage themselves, that aint on me! LOL.
CodingCarpenter@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
What do the honey fin looking bits do?
jordanlund@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Just a different way of clearing wax, harder to clean.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net · 5 pts · 2y
Be weird to make an appointment just for that.
PatMustard@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 2y
Yeah, I'm all for people going to the doctor rather than thinking "oh it'll be fine", but this does seem like wasting their time
Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 2y
I read, recently, that you shouldn’t put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear.
IgnisAvem@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 2y
I get that exact same feeling from the eczema I get in my ears. Some steroid drops usually clear it right up