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by galaxyLogic 2079 days ago
I immerse my head and ears in hot bath-tub. When I get out I put my little finger into the wet ear and then fast pull it out which creates some suction in the ear which sucks the water out and I think also some vax.
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That's risking rupturing your ear drum.
Thank you very much for commenting this because I do the same thing and probably wouldn't have found out.
Well I think I do it gently enough. Have there been any reported cases of pulling your finger out of your ear breaking the eardrum?
I can't find it now but I read a story, in I think in https://old.reddit.com/r/tifu, about a man and woman having sexy fun times. The woman's thighs were wrapped around the guy's head, she orgasmed, her legs spamsed, and because of the sweat her thighs formed a vacuum seal on both his ears and ruptured one or both of them.

There are plenty of other stories about ruptured ear drums though: https://old.reddit.com/r/tifu/search?q=eardrum&restrict_sr=o....

Amazing and terrible story
Yikes. As someone who's had two tympanoplasties, I would NOT do this.