murphy@pur-phy (William J. Murphy) (09/26/89)
In article <7972@cbmvax.UUCP> peter@cbmvax.UUCP (Peter Cherna) writes: >residue because the alcohol dissolves the cheap plastic. Proper >cotton swabs designed for other than ears have wooden sticks. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Peter Cherna As probably the only one reading this group with an audiological bent, I must point out that although cotton swabs are conveniently sized to get the most crustily impacted ear wax out of the ear canal, Your audiologist WOULD NOT RECOMMEND you doing so. If you suffer from excessive impacted ear wax, please try the commercial products designed to dissolve and flush the ear canal. Using sticks and swabs and paper clips and ... all run the risk of puncturing the tympanic membrane which will be most painful. This public service announcement was not brought to you by Johnson & Johnson makers of Q-Tips (tm). -- Bill Murphy murphy@newton.physics.purdue.edu