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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 6 Jan 2017

    Doctors admonish us to leave earwax alone. Why won’t anyone listen? https://www.statnews.com/2017/01/06/earwax-doctors-advice-ignored/ … via @statnews @EricBoodman

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      1. Ron Drabkin‏ @DrabkinRon 6 Jan 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @statnews @EricBoodman

        why don't we listen? Cause we can't hear you. We have wax in our ears :)

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      1. ██‏ @qweed 6 Jan 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @statnews @EricBoodman

        But it feels so good!

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      2. We Are All Trolling  🤨‏ @WeGovernUSA 6 Jan 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @statnews @EricBoodman

        my ear nose throat specialist says to rinse canal w/ peroxide if you have wax buildup.

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      3. Eugene Meade #FBPE‏ @eugemeade 6 Jan 2017
        Replying to @WeGovernUSA @sapinker and

        we can't listen as we have too much wax in our ears

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      4. We Are All Trolling  🤨‏ @WeGovernUSA 6 Jan 2017
        Replying to @eugemeade @sapinker and

        yup &did you go to eat doc they have a special tool to remove it - for a fee. 😕

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        https://twitter.com/sapinker/status/817401878510112769 … pic.twitter.com/xrfJfeZAmd
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      1. Nanette  📊 CMYK‏ @ntfabros 7 Jan 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        @Neurosharp @statnews Because it's annoying. Like saying don't scratch an itch. But a bad #ear #candeling article was startlingpic.twitter.com/3EKzt0eW1w

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      1. Kemal Yonick‏ @kmyonick 7 Jan 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Careful - you are railing against a Cultural Universal. My kids never clean their ears, and they repeatedly plug up with wax.

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      1. Preston MacDougall‏ @ChemicalEyeGuy 6 Jan 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        They're listening, but they can't hear because of the earwax. (Just kidding. Couldn't resist. Stopped using Qtips many years ago.)

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      1. NoSacredCow‏ @NoSacredCow60 6 Jan 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @statnews @EricBoodman

        because it's embarrassing when a blob falls out of your ear on a date?

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      1. LGBT-1000 ⚰️‏ @Irrimor 6 Jan 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @statnews @EricBoodman

        I guess they have too much wax in their ears?

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      1. Sherry Lossner‏ @shrryph 6 Jan 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @statnews @EricBoodman

        Never gonna happen.

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      1. H.E.L.P.E.R.‏ @Helper1981 6 Jan 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @statnews @EricBoodman

        They can't hear for all the earwax in the way. Soap and water. That is all you need to keep ears clean.

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      1. I love Astrid S‏ @JedBrown5 6 Jan 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @statnews @EricBoodman

        It feels like it's good hygiene. Ugh... i should try to stop.

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      1. Leroy Whitby‏ @LeroyWhitby 6 Jan 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @statnews @EricBoodman

        Experts on these sorts of things are usually wrong.

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