The trick is to remove the trimmer quickly

[csberry]

JD went out and did the Black Friday thing with her mother. While some Christmas presents were bought, about half of the purchases were for us...just taking advantage of the great sales. One of the things JD picked up was a "family shaving kit" with hair trimmers (w/ different size combs), beard/body trimmer, and nose/ear trimmer. For the past couple of years the hairs near the edge of my nostrils have started flaring out. This year, I gave in and confessed that it was probably time for a nose trimmer.

So, last evening I break out the nose trimmer, pop in the battery, and head for the bathroom. I turn the trimmer on, slowly run around the edge of my nostril for two seconds, remove, and...
aaahhhh...
aahhh...
ACHEW!

Slowly run trimmer near edge of nostril, quickly remove, and...
aahhh...
ah... ACHEW!

The tickling that occurs as soon as the trimmer starts touching the hairs keeps triggering head-shaking sneezes out of me. After the fourth sneeze, I decided to call it a night before I found myself in the ER with a nose trimmer crammed into my sinuses.

Comments

[otopico.livejournal.com]

that is why i use tweezers.
it hurts like hell, but i never far the 'trimmer into my brain' scenario.

[csberry.livejournal.com]

I've grown weary of the shots of pain followed by teary eyes. When I approached the shaver again yesterday for another try, not being timid tremendously cut down on the tingling and I was able to do a few laps in each nostril with no tickling and sneezing.

[annettefox.livejournal.com]

I think we need one of those. William's getting a little bit of a hairy nose.