I came across a lovely young lady today who stumbled across my postings, and in particular was intrigued with the concept of “deaf wannabees” and the actions they undertake to “cross the bridge”. I explained that they put things in their ears in the attempt to damage the inner workings, and she looked a little sheepish and mentioned that she has, a habit from her early childhood gained from watching her mother using baby buds (wagglers) to clean out her ears.
Nothing unusual there I said, as a lot of people do it, especially deaf people, as we suffer form D.I.L.S. on occasion and theres nothing like a good waggle . As long as you don’t go too deep you are quite safe…”How deep do you go” .
She looked at me, gave an uneasy smile and said ” about half the length of a bud” …my face must have moved her…
“Why on earth do you do it …anyway?” she didn’t know, it was a habitual pleasure she had gained from it from a very early age, Its not good I said you could cause serious damage? she does it all the time, and has a box in her handbag for periods of a quick fix…a quick, “waggle” when the urge occurs.
I suggested she pack the practice in, seriously as its not good…she could deafen herself! …another look of embaressment and then she mentions “ringing in the ears”…
How deep do you waggle…and do you let your children see you doing it?
Posted on January 5, 2011
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