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With the improvement of the people's living standards, more and more people have chosen caier, a leisure and entertainment project that has been circulating in the Sichuan-Chongqing region for many years and is popular again in their leisure time. However, ear picking, which is known as "small comfort", sometimes brings a lot of trouble to the public (ear disease).
How should members of the public choose ear picking agencies? What should I pay attention to when picking ears? In this regard, the reporter made a visit.
Pretty ear picker really fragrant
Why did it hurt him so much?
Gao Ren (pseudonym), a 30-year-old who lives in Yangjiaping, Jiulongpo District, usually likes foot bath massage, and has been quite depressed recently. Things have to start from the beginning of March this year, he came to a foot washing city on Zhigang Avenue to wash feet for massage, and an ear collector came in the middle to ask if he needed ear picking service?
"The ear collector was wearing Chinese clothes, a beautiful young girl, which made people feel very good, I agreed at the time, and the half-hour ear picking cost more than 60 yuan." Gao Ren said that after washing his feet and picking his ears that day, he felt refreshed, but the good times were not long, and after a few days he felt that his ears were wet, a little painful, but particularly itchy...
"Usually, after I take a bath, I will use ear sticks to clean my ears, and this is the first time I have encountered this situation since I was a child." Gao Ren said that he then came to the Jiulongpo District People's Hospital for examination, and the doctor told him that this may be due to the infection of ear inflammation caused by unclean ear picking tools, although the condition is not serious, but it needs at least 10 days of observation and treatment, and every day to rub the medicine.
"When I think about it, the ear picker was very average in addition to his good looks. I spent more than 1800 yuan on medical expenses, and I regret it when I think about it! Gao Ren sighed.
Gao Ren complained to his friend about the ear picker
Chongqing tourism industry development
Ear picking industry is better shade
The reporter learned that the shavers who originated from ear picking in the Sichuan-Chongqing region not only provided transparent facial repair to the public, but also provided ear picking, eye washing, and nose washing services. Compared with eye and nose washing, ear picking is more comfortable and safer, so it has become more popular in recent years. Taking Chongqing as an example, Yangbo Ear Picking is the earliest ear picking brand in our city, and Sichuan Ear Craftsman is the fastest-growing ear picking brand in our city. At the same time, in the foot-washing city, tourist attractions, tea houses and other leisure and entertainment places, citizens can also enjoy ear picking services. The price is generally 2 to 3 yuan per minute, and the timing method is mostly 20 minutes, 30 minutes, and 1 hour.
It is an ear shop that attracts many out-of-town customers
"Many of my friends come to Chongqing to play, and in addition to asking which hot pot is delicious, they also have to ask where to pick ears." Ji Meiling, head of a certain ear picking brand, said that in recent years, the vigorous development of the ear picking industry, on the one hand, is the improvement of citizens' living standards, and there are more choices in leisure and entertainment; on the other hand, thanks to the development of Chongqing's tourism industry, the ear picking industry is to a certain extent to hitch a ride on the development of tourism and enjoy the "good shade under the big tree". Several stores of its brand are located in Yuzhong District, and most of the customers of Caier are tourists from other places, and the stores with better business can reach the monthly income of ear collectors from 10,000 yuan to 12,000 yuan.
The entry barrier to ear picking is low
Favored by young women
As an old and emerging service industry, ear collectors are naturally one of the cores of the industry. So how long does it take to train an ear collector?
On March 16, at a brand training base in Jiangbei District, the reporter met more than 90 trainees who were receiving training, more than 90% of them were young women, and the male trainees could be described as "a little green in the kaleidoscope". In the past, shavers were almost male, so why is it that now the genders are completely opposite?
The teacher instructs the students in their ear picking skills
Huang Juan, the head of the brand, introduced that women engaged in ear picking, objectively there is indeed a certain gender advantage: women's hand strength is lighter. Taking the trainees recruited by the brand as an example, the threshold requirements are: good health, hand-eye coordination, 18 to 35 years old. If the conditions are excellent, it can be relaxed to a certain extent. Why set such a requirement? Huang Juan said that for ear collectors, the main requirement is that the hands should be light and stable, which naturally requires the cooperation of eyesight, so young women have certain advantages. Today's ear picking customers are also more inclined to choose female ear collectors.
The reporter also learned that compared with other occupations, to achieve a monthly income of 10,000 yuan, ear collectors are a relatively low threshold occupation: no academic requirements. After a week or so of training, it is almost a graduation and can be put on the job. And you only have to pay tuition. Because there are not many employees in the entire industry, most of the senior ear collectors who have read countless ears have begun to engage in training and management work. Therefore, in some institutional places with weak ear picking strength, consumers may indeed encounter fledgling ear collectors to "practice their hands".
Huang Juan introduced that the training program is divided into basic training and advanced training. Basic training does graduate in about a week, and if students feel that they have not learned enough, they can still continue to study for free. During this period, in addition to theoretical knowledge, the "practical combat" mainly includes mutual practice, napkins, hair simulation exercises, etc. After the training, trainees will generally choose to open their own shop or become ear pickers.
Ear-picking students practice with each other
"Ear picking is also a 'master leads the door, and the practice depends on the individual'." Huang Juan admits that ear collectors are not currently identified with professional certificates like masseurs. Objectively speaking, there are indeed some cases where the technical level of ear collectors is uneven, and she also hopes that the relevant departments can gradually issue some documents to carry out more standardized management of the industry.
Does ear picking make an ear infection?
To select a disposable tool
The ancients said: If a worker desires to do good, he must first use his weapon. The same is true for the ear picking industry, where ear picking tools affect not only comfort, but also consumer ear health.
Li Lihua, an ear collector who has been in the industry for 8 years, introduced that according to the different projects selected by consumers, ear picking tools can reach more than ten kinds, and the selected materials also include stainless steel, goose feathers, horse hair, etc. For consumers, their tools are mainly divided into disposable tools and reusable tools.
The ear collector examines the ear with specialized equipment
"In the past, due to restrictions, ear collection tools were generally disinfected, and if customers had ear diseases such as inflammation, if the disinfection of ear collection tools was not in place, there was a risk of infection for other customers." Li Lihua said that at present, professional ear collection agencies have carried out one-time treatment of some ear collection tools, that is, they will be given to customers after use, so the risk of infection with ear diseases will be reduced, and related equipment will also be equipped to check the health of the ear. If there is redness, pain, or pus in the ears of the public, it is not suitable for ear removal, and it should go to the hospital for examination and treatment.
Ms. Luo, who has been engaged in market supervision in our city for more than ten years, reminds the public that if the public Gao Ren's experience is to protect his rights, there is a problem of proof: it is difficult to prove that the disease he is infected with is directly related to ear picking. Therefore, it is recommended that the public choose a regular ear picking agency and try to choose disposable ear picking tools.
Source: Upstream News Bring together the upward forces