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 >
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