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size=2>wow -
THANKS Tom & Kent!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Thomas
Cole<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, February 20, 2005 10:42 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: ear candles?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Go =
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R>Tom
Cole<BR><BR>ilex cameron ross wrote:<BR>
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color=#0000ff size=2>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!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=080532103-21022005><FONT face=Arial =
color=#0000ff
size=2>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?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=080532103-21022005><FONT face=Arial =
color=#0000ff
size=2>Has anyone here done this or heard any scientific research =
on whether
or not it really is a good idea?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff
size=2>Yep, leave it to me to come back with some off-the-wall =
question like
this ;)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-"ilex" / holly ross</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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