Remember when Q-Tips (they were ALL Q-Tips no matter who made them) had stiff wooden shafts? Gave a whole new meaning to “stick them in your ear”. Ah, how did we ever survive our childhoods back in those days?
Funny, but many years ago our Son caused bleeding in one of his ears because he inserted a swab in too far. It was a very expensive lesson because it required a visit to the ER.
As an audiologist, I have seen many bad things happen because of Q-tips (or pen caps or paper clips or toothpicks, etc) inserted into ears. They range from packing wax too deeply to ruptured ear drums to permanent hearing loss from pushing the ossicular chain into the cochlea.
You get the gag reflex or cough from Arnold’s nerve, a branch of the 10th cranial nerve (the Vagus nerve). It innervates the throat and can run close to the surface of the ear canal.
C about 2 years ago
She’s become a regular harpy
comic4matt about 2 years ago
Once i tried the little ear spoon, i never went back to Q-tips…
ronaldspence about 2 years ago
Katie needs to not startle and make the Q tip user stab their brain!
seanfear about 2 years ago
uh maybe stick those in her ears?
Cactus-Pete about 2 years ago
Q-tips have white shafts. Those aren’t Q-tips. Blue plastic shaft would be Johnson and Johnson.
Jesy Bertz Premium Member about 2 years ago
And stay away from QAnon-tips. Those things make you crazy!
Lyrak about 2 years ago
Sorry, but this story line is just plain stupid.
STEPUP about 2 years ago
In his case, the swab goes all the way through to the other ear!!
pschearer Premium Member about 2 years ago
Remember when Q-Tips (they were ALL Q-Tips no matter who made them) had stiff wooden shafts? Gave a whole new meaning to “stick them in your ear”. Ah, how did we ever survive our childhoods back in those days?
Susan00100 about 2 years ago
If Adam punctures his ear drums, he won’t be able to hear that brat’s big mouth!!
Something to think about. ;~)
Kirk Barnes Premium Member about 2 years ago
“Get out of my bathroom, before I poke you. In the eye!”
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member about 2 years ago
Ear Poker? For some reason, I want that on a T-Shirt.
Steverino Premium Member about 2 years ago
I always thought Q Tips were bits of advice on playing billiards.
Steverino Premium Member about 2 years ago
If he does that, he won’t have virgin ears.
John9 about 2 years ago
Funny, but many years ago our Son caused bleeding in one of his ears because he inserted a swab in too far. It was a very expensive lesson because it required a visit to the ER.
goboboyd about 2 years ago
Eargasms. An addiction.
theincrediblebulk about 2 years ago
So if you are playing ear poker is it required you cut off your ear to ante up, or do you only cut it off when you lose?
EMGULS79 about 2 years ago
Q-tips: The product everyone buys solely for the express purpose of committing the very act which its instructions prohibit.
ComicGent about 2 years ago
Advice from a Doctor to me many years ago, “Never put anything into your ear smaller than an elbow”.
Saucy1121 Premium Member about 2 years ago
As an audiologist, I have seen many bad things happen because of Q-tips (or pen caps or paper clips or toothpicks, etc) inserted into ears. They range from packing wax too deeply to ruptured ear drums to permanent hearing loss from pushing the ossicular chain into the cochlea.
You get the gag reflex or cough from Arnold’s nerve, a branch of the 10th cranial nerve (the Vagus nerve). It innervates the throat and can run close to the surface of the ear canal.