• littlecolt@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    I work in a call center where I wear headphones for 8 hours. I also game online and wear headphones at home for an hour or two each day. I am a very oily person. My ears DO NOT self-clean, as you say, given my situation. I use a peroxide ear drop every few weeks to cut down the buildup nowadays, then flush with an ear syringe. You can’t make generalizations. People should get to know their bodies and stay healthy. If I do not do these things I just described, by the way, I start to lose hearing after a few months.

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      11 months ago

      See, you’re describing washing them. Good.

      In ears also dont stop your ears from self cleaning, just means the final stretch has to be washed out i guess. As you do. Dont shove paperclips in there.

      And consider over/onear headphones maybe.

      People should get to know their bodies and stay healthy. If I do not do these things I just described, by the way, I start to lose hearing after a few months.

      Yes they do, through education and medical advice. Not by sticking things into their holes.
      If you got crazy buildup despite washing, you need to speak with a doctor too.