As I get a little older my hair is changing.
The stuff on my head has been doing a runner for several years and the stuff in my ears has started to grow at about the same rate as the weeds in my back garden.
There is also the problem of the odd nose hair that won't stop tickling event though I have pulled, trimmed, cut and sliced and diced just about everything in my nasal passages.
The hair on the head I have learned to keep short as it is much easier to handle, but keeping the other stuff in line can be a real problem.
I don't like my ear hair. It makes me feel old, and I don't like the idea of standing in line at the store and having people see it and hope their small child never falls in and gets lost. Problem is, it isn't the easiest stuff to get rid of.
Have you ever tried to look inside your ear in the mirror. It's pretty much impossible even with a bunch of mirrors lined up at the most optimal angles so the reflected image bounces off one mirror onto the other and continues in this manner until you can see it in the mirror in front of your eyes.
Then, just when you think you have a good view of the hair you then have to try to get your movements in the mirror - which are backwards - to go in the right direction. It can be a real pain and very frustrating. This is the workout all older people need to get into because after only a few minutes of frustration with the mirrors, the backwards movements and the refusal of the follicle to come out you are left sweating and breathing heavily. But you have to get the hair. You have to pull the bugger out. You can't lost to a bloody ear hair.
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Some people have tried nose hair trimmers, but this is akin to having a nest of bees in your ear, and as you have no idea where the hair is lurking you could be bashing away for hours to no avail.
However, I have come up with something that works, for me. Part genius, part stupidity, and partly because I was losing too much weight getting rid of ear hair, I had to try something different.
Take the opposite hand to the ear with the offending hair put it across the front of your face to the ear, then take your forefinger put it in your ear and slide it forward pushing against the small part at the front of the ear. This works because the hair usually only grows on this part inside your ear. As you move your finger to the front of the opening stop just before it pops out.
Next, take the thumb of the same hand and using your thumb nail push the nail into your finger as if grabbing something (the hair). Then pull. You can feel the hair between your finger and nail and will see them shortly after pulling.
The best thing is you don't even have to use a mirror for this. You will be surprised at what comes out.
