oooooo . . can you spell " death wish " Jim Kinnear www.pianoguy.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl Meyer" <cmpiano@comcast.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 1:29 PM Subject: Re: ear candles? > > > I guess that disproves my theory that if you tell a guy something it goes > in one ear and out the other, but if you tell a woman something it goes in > both ears and out the mouth. Just kidding ladies. > > Carl Meyer PTG assoc > Santa Clara, Ca. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 9:27 PM > Subject: RE: ear candles? > > >> Air flow can not be created in a system without a >> port at both ends. Put a vacuum cleaner nozzle on your >> arm, over a ball of lint, and press hard enough to >> create a good seal against your skin. Turn it on, >> then turn it off and let the motor stop. Remove it >> from your arm. >> The ball of lint will still be there. >> Most people have no hole in their head which >> would allow air to flow through the ear canal diue to >> reduced pressure at the other end, and push stuff >> out. But this might not be true of those who believe >> in ear candling, so the results of "scientific >> inquiry" on this isssue may be inconclusive. >> Thump >> >> >> --- ilex cameron ross <i1ex@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >>> wow - THANKS Tom & Kent! >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org >>> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On >>> Behalf Of Thomas Cole >>> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 10:42 PM >>> To: Pianotech >>> Subject: Re: ear candles? >>> >>> >>> Go to >>> >> http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/candling.html >>> >>> Tom Cole >>> >>> ilex cameron ross wrote: >>> >>> hello hello again, list! >>> >>> I took quite a hiatus due to being too busy to >>> keep up with the emails - >>> I figured if I was deleting over half of what I was >>> getting from the list >>> just to maintain my inbox, that was a definite sign >>> to go inactive! >>> >>> Soooo, I was in some airy fairy gift shop today >>> and saw ear candles and >>> started wondering what "we" (of the piano tuner >>> persuasion) think of such a >>> device? Everyone I know who has used ear candles >>> says they're just >>> incredible, that even if you clean your ears >>> regularly, these things manage >>> to extract all sorts of gunk out of there, thus >>> vastly improving your >>> hearing. Thing is, you're only supposed to "ear >>> candle" once or twice a year >>> because your ears produce wax as a protective >>> measure. So, my >>> thought/question is that maybe ear candling *isn't* >>> such a great idea? >>> >>> Has anyone here done this or heard any >>> scientific research on whether or >>> not it really is a good idea? >>> >>> Yep, leave it to me to come back with some >>> off-the-wall question like >>> this ;) >>> >>> -"ilex" / holly ross >>> >> >> >> >> >> __________________________________ >> Do you Yahoo!? >> Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. >> http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 >> _______________________________________________ >> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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