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The New York Times praises ear cleaning spoons
Date: 2021-06-22 00:00:00

"Otolaryngologists strongly discourage people from scraping inside their ears. But knowing better, and doing it anyway, is part of what makes us human." — Vanessa Hua, New York Times

As a happy ear spoon user, I loved reading this article about removing excess wax from your ears with a tiny metal spoon. I received my first ear spoon years ago when I was working for a Fujitsu subsidiary in Colorado and I saw my cubicle mate, who was from Japan, using a bamboo spoon to clean his ears. I told him that looked nice, and the next day he gave me a brand new one. I've been using one ever since. I only use Q-tips to clean non-living things now. I have a set of metal spoons and a high-tech one with a built-in camera that connects to my smartphone.

From Hua's essay:

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