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<+Gregoryn> perhaps forceps?
<Oriza> I'm not gonna ask what kinda conversation I just walked into
<+Gregoryn> itty has a bug in her ear :(
<+ittybitty> Something. tweezers maybe
<Oriza> ...
<Oriza> itty
<+Wiser> ittybitty, I would maybe try tapping on the bone around your ear to maybe cause it to fly out
<Oriza> what the HELL
<+Wiser> Oriza, bug + ear
* Oriza would run screaming into the night if that happened
<Oriza> ITS A PARASITE
<Oriza> ITS SLOWLY TAKING OVER YOUR BODY
<+Gregoryn> hahah
<Oriza> RUNNNNNNN
<Oriza> ALIENS
<+strifey> a baby is NOT a parasite
<+ittybitty> thats what the aliens want you to do
<Oriza> haha
<+Rowan> yes it is, strifey
<Oriza> yes it is strifey
<+Wiser> ittybitty, I would absolutely not use tweezers though
<Oriza> NO tweezers
<Oriza> that could puncture your eardrum
<Oriza> go to the doctor
<+ittybitty> not pointy tweezers.
<Oriza> :/
<+Wiser> ittybitty, doesn't matter
<+ittybitty> and a qtip was a good idea? that just pushed it deeper
<Oriza> ...
<Oriza> did you seriously use a qtip
* Oriza facepalms
<Oriza> try this
<Oriza> try squirting some water in your ear
<Oriza> ...but that just might make it drown
<Oriza> actualy
<Oriza> that might be good
<Oriza> then you can get it removed by the doctor
<+strifey> i can suck it out of your ear if you want
* Oriza blinks
<+ittybitty> ewww its gross.
<Oriza> itty: or you could tape over your ear
<Oriza> and suffocate it
<Oriza> and get it removed by the doc tomorrow
<Oriza> or just google 'what to do with a bug in your ear'
<+Wiser> ittybitty, why the hell did you use a qtip?
<+ittybitty> or I could let it live. you guys are so inhumane.
<Oriza> Wiser: my thoughts exactly
<+ittybitty> I had five people tell me to use a qtip
<+Wiser> and all 5 are dumb
<Oriza> and you caved to peer pressure?
<Oriza> tsk tsk
<+Wiser> or thought you were joking
<Oriza> ittybitty: if it dies and you let it sit there, that can't be healthy
<+Gregoryn> <Oriza> or just google 'what to do with a bug in your ear' <-- I'm almost 70% sure this will result in porn
<Oriza> or if you let it live in your ear that would probaby be equally unhealthy
<Oriza> you know...i had ice cream
<Oriza> i completely lost my appetite
* Oriza sighs
<Oriza> anyone want my ice cream?
<+Wiser> ittybitty, the best method is to either go to a doctor or try to flush it out
<+Phil> simple solution: go in the shower, set it to high power and blast your ear for a few minutes
<+Phil> it'll clear any blockage in the ear
<+Wiser> but sticking ANYTHING in the ear will just block it from leaving
<Oriza> Phil: That's what I said-- drown it
<+Gregoryn> Wiser: Unless you have a bigass ear canal?
<Oriza> and then get it removed
<+ittybitty> I'm just gonna sit here and let it crawl out.
* Oriza spits out her ice cream
<+Phil> you were acting like you had a fear of bugs earlier
<Oriza> okay i completely lost my appetite.
<Oriza> Phil: Ironically enough, I love bugs. I've just read way too many horror stories.
<+Phil> Oriza: i'll go look up those videos of spider bites then, just for you
<+Gregoryn> there's an eHow for that?
<Oriza> i was just looking at that
<Oriza> ooh this is good
<Oriza> 3 INSERT A BLADE OF GRASSS INTO YOUR EAR: If 15 minutes have passed and you have remained calm, but the bug is still clueless, then help it out carefully with a small length of grass. Most likely, the bug will be thankful to grab onto it. Use slow, shallow strokes to coaxe it out.
<+ittybitty> I'm not afraid of bugs, but do you know how frightening it is to hear something crawling around in there?
<Oriza> inorite!
<Oriza> it'd be terrifying for me!
<Oriza> Apparently Rule #1 is DO NOT PANIC.
<+Wiser> ittybitty, if it's a gnat, it's probably stuck in the earwax
<+Phil> itty: having suffered tinitus 3 times and having numerous blockages in my ears i'd say i have a fair idea
<Oriza> yeah, what kinda bug is this?
<Oriza> or they say you can put baby oil/hydrogen peroxide in your ear and that'll loosen up the gunk, and let the bug slide out
<+Wiser> "Try using oil for an insect. "
<Oriza> Yes-- mineral oil is an anesthetic.
<Oriza> Clove oil especially.
<+Rowan> ugh - i hate tinnitus
<+Phil> you want to put peroxide in your ear?
<Oriza> If you have clove oil, put a bit in your ear and it'll either numb the bug or kill it and it'll slide out
<+ittybitty> what about saline?
<+Gregoryn> Also, what the hell, who in their right minds puts in peroxide?!
<+Wiser> Phil, That's what doctors use
<Oriza> That'll work too
<+Wiser> ittybitty, maybe
<Oriza> not as an anesthetic
<Oriza> but I expect it'd work as well as water/peroxide
<+Wiser> They may be suggesting oil because it's more dense
<Oriza> But really, mineral oil/clove oil is the best for invertebrates.
<Oriza> I've dealt a lot with fish and euthanizing them.
<Oriza> with clove oil.
<+Phil> clove oil is acually really good in general for cleaning out your ears
<Oriza> Baby oil might loosen up the gunk
<+ittybitty> I don't have clove oil
<Oriza> Baby oil/mineral oil, then?
<Oriza> Or hydrogen peroxide?
<+ittybitty> I have ear cleaner! brb
<+ittybitty> ok got it
<Oriza> yay!
<Oriza> what kinda bug was it?
<+Gregoryn> \o/
<+ittybitty> it was teeny! like the size of the head of a pin.
<+ittybitty> I'm guessing a gnat.
<+Gregoryn> Dissect it to see if it had a nano-chip-card in it
<Oriza> yeah probably.
<+Gregoryn> for an ARG
<+Gregoryn> :P
<Oriza> haha
<Oriza> IT WAS A TRAILHEAD
<Oriza> quick get a microscope!
<+Wiser> Quick, check it for clues!
<+ittybitty> I smooshed it. :(
* Oriza facepalms
<Oriza> ittybitty, your youthful shenanigans have doomed us all.Comment: #unfiction
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