tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post8936180804982743480..comments2023-11-10T02:18:23.772-08:00Comments on Minnesota Matron: Buy Stock In Q-TipsMinnesota Matronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565431067927240183noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-55215876846215541202010-01-22T15:04:12.501-08:002010-01-22T15:04:12.501-08:00You will be horrified. Last Saturday I took my 4 y...You will be horrified. Last Saturday I took my 4 year old son to the pediatrician with a suspected ear infection. His build-up of ear wax, which the doctors had complained about many times but warned us against using Q-tips (?), had become so great as to obscure the view of his inner ear. They used some sort of adapted water-pik device to loosen the wax. There was much crying, a lot of leaking, and finally two dark brown cratered lumps of ear wax the size of green peas. I was going to photograph them (we took them home) but I waited too long and in the dry air they have shriveled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-56059116629329889592010-01-22T03:40:37.122-08:002010-01-22T03:40:37.122-08:00Agreed. We use them for everything, and the cat i...Agreed. We use them for everything, and the cat is always happy to swipe one if we let it fall.jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074805816407286017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-60139969363904241772010-01-21T23:44:17.441-08:002010-01-21T23:44:17.441-08:00We are bombarded with ads about the dangers of usi...We are bombarded with ads about the dangers of using Q-tips, or cotton tips as we call them, in the ear canal, so I now have a secret fear of them. But like MJ, we have used them for painting.Hayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201389428238931387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-72896004093885146482010-01-21T23:39:23.360-08:002010-01-21T23:39:23.360-08:00I refuse to run out of Q-tips. I have trouble keep...I refuse to run out of Q-tips. I have trouble keeping myself from cleaning other people's ears!<br />But 10 years' worth? That is impressive!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-46730563240966419842010-01-21T19:50:34.659-08:002010-01-21T19:50:34.659-08:00Ice cream sandwiches are more fun.
I'll have ...Ice cream sandwiches are more fun.<br /><br />I'll have to introduce the "Q-tip as building material" concept to the kids. Currently, their preferred media are craft sticks and duct tape.Suburban Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-59326984573224994122010-01-21T19:10:25.894-08:002010-01-21T19:10:25.894-08:00I use Qtips (or generic brand) for folk-art painti...I use Qtips (or generic brand) for folk-art painting. Whenever I am painting with acrylic & make an error, out comes a qtip with a little saliva. It works perfectly but I often feel I should be producing cotton balls, similar to how cats produce fur balls!MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010547516401501448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-21489723674052930112010-01-21T16:46:02.974-08:002010-01-21T16:46:02.974-08:00We refer to our teenage son as a Wax Factory. He w...We refer to our teenage son as a Wax Factory. He was (and occasionally still is) prone to ear infections, too. We find only the real Qtips are worthwhile - skip the generic.Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647906900944224234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-18847255705030359062010-01-21T15:46:26.563-08:002010-01-21T15:46:26.563-08:00Of all the things you thought we would run out of,...Of all the things you thought we would run out of, it was Q-tips? My husband is a daily ear cleaner. I am not. When my son was born I noticed he had copious amounts of ear wax. The pediatrician told me it is genetic, that ONE of his parents must be very waxy. I guess we know who THAT is.MidLifeMamahttp://mkosboth.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com