As I write this, my right ear is totally blocked with wax.
Apparently, according to my doctor, I either have very small or very dry ear canals. Whatever.
These days they don’t just syringe the ear to dislodge the offending build-up. No. Now you have to wait two weeks to get a jet of water pumped into your ear. In those two weeks you’re supposed to, twice a day, lie on your side with an ear full of olive oil to soften up the wax in preparation for the actual event.
Because I’m me, I can’t stop myself from reaching the conclusion that having wax removed in this manner is actually sacramental.
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