grosser than gross

What's grosser than gross?

How about the roach-sized piece of ear wax that the nice doctor pulled out of my son's ear Friday afternoon.  OMG!  I was mortified.  I, mean, yes...  I did bring him in because he seemed to be exhibiting all the signs of an ear infection and after reading Julia's latest post I may have allowed myself to get worked into a tizzy. And yes, there is a v. good chance that something the size of a roach lodged in one's ear may indeed cause one discomfort, lead to ear-tugging, and be a legitimate cause for a trip to the doctor's office.

But, all that I could think about was that book The Greatest Christmas Pageant Ever and the kid who had pussy willows stuffed into his ears.  Yeah, that is now my kid.

Apparently, there is nothing I could have done to get out the offending waxy build up, short of using a crochet needle to dig it out (which apparently is NOT recommended by 4 out of 5 doctors).  And the kind doctor assured me that he had pulled far worse things out of his patients ears and other areas...  I could not even rank in the top 25.

And yet still, I can't help but shudder at the thought of the sight of the wad of gook as he pulled it out.  YCK!

Comments

[buffi]

Yes, pediatricians tend to frown upon crochet needles in the child's ear. They're funny that way. Soooo gross though, I agree. Been there. Glad it was just wax & not an infection! I'm loving your flickr pix of Butterbean. What a sweetheart.

[Holly]

Today... earwax pulled out of the ear in chunks. Tomorrow... miscellaneous small objects pulled out of the nose.

KIDDING! Or not. I don't know... I'm not there yet. But we all hear about that weird stuff.

auntie rachel says "eww, sick out", but asks that you not sell him off to the gypsies until she can see him crawl. and see his teefs.

[mortimersmom]

wanna know something very very scary... I once had to do that for my husband..... seems he has an uncanny hability to grow earwax and never feels the neeed to remove it. But once, he went deaf and refused to go to the doctors. So one flashlight, a little dentist mirror and a bobby-pin (no crochet needle) later, I cured him of his sudden deafness and got to see the grossest thing I've ever seen in my life! The next day, I MADE him go to the doctor's and it turns out, he had even worst in the other ear.... I still married him, go figure!