Showering your ears?

Just wondering is it alright if you shower your ears? Like put water in there and then shake it with your head and then release the water back out

 

I am pretty sure I can manage getting water into my ears. But hell if I know how to "release" it back out

 

yeah I clean my ears with soap... sorrta get soap on my finger and rub it around... then I flush em with water... its really annoying but you should do it once in a while

 

Haha thats what I do, gotta clean up your ears you know

 

Same as going swimming you stand with your head on the side and look like an idiot while shaking it out!!!

 

no that's not the right thing to do, you don't have to wash your ear

it is dangerous too
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/swimmers-ear/DS00473

 

I think it's ok so long as you don't use a 1600psi power washer to deposit the water into the ear

 

I only wash the back of my ears but never inside. I am afraid that I might damage my ear drums if I use water inside.

 

Sure you wash them out and then when you're done, dry them out with a Q-tip!

That's right, I live dangerously!

 

I must have read this wrong. I thought the title was "Showering Your Bears"....LOL

 

Q-tips are for drying I thought they were for diggin'

 

Q-tips = bad, very bad.

You should never put anything smaller than your elbow in your ears.

And...where is everybody getting those pumpkin smilies from?

 

so it has to be my elbow and not someone else's

it's not "everybody", it's just me! (yeah I get around)

they are part of the H-ween theme @ Colleen's forum

 

I knew I should have used a nail when I was cleaning my ears last night. Now I know why I cannot here myself typing...

 

I always get water in my ears accidentally. I'm sure it doesn't harm you, not more than going to a concert or something anyway...and I do that often enough.

 

I wash them out too, and I can still hear fine, sometimes...

But anyone that's done it knows how much it sucks when you accidentally stick the qtip too far in your ear... There's the sharp pain, then the ringing... sucks...

 

I think it's ok if that happens once in a while. I usually try and get out the water with cotton buds.

--Joe

 

It happen once in a while. If you put a little water at it and shake it out, it will work. If not, just use cotton bud.

 

I too prefer to wash it out with some water and soap ... and then use cotton bud to get it clean well.

but very safely.

 

I think it's okay... as long as you get the water out after doing it.