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Welcome to R slash Am I the Devil, where OP sticks chewing gum in his own ears.

Our next Reddit post is from R-slash legal advice Canada.

I started a factory job in November 24, a remote location. As a precautionary measure, I always

wore my own earmuffs and earplugs every time I worked, even though the other employees didn't

seem to take hearing protection that seriously. One day, I didn't have earplugs because my order didn't come. Postal strike issues. But I didn't seem to take hearing protection that seriously. One day, I didn't have ear plugs because my order didn't come.

Postal strike issues.

But I didn't want to take the risk of skipping work.

So, as a makeshift option, I chewed some gum and shoved it into my ears to use as ear plugs.

It worked really well.

But...

But after eight hours, the gum went into my ear canal,

and I had to go to the hospital to get it removed. After the removal, the doctor noted that I had

a lot of earwax. He then made the executive decision to scrape out earwax from my right

ear canal without asking me first.

He was about to do it in my right ear, but I told him to stop.

Two days later, I went to work, but I still didn't have ear plugs.

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