Unpopular opinion

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Earlier this month, a Coroner in Quebec determined that a man had died thanks to complications linked to an ear infection suffered as a result of piercing his ear membrane with a cotton swab. As a result, the coroner is calling for larger warnings on their packaging about the dangers of using them in the ears. But Q-tips aren’t playing ball. Are they endangering people? To answer that question, Fair Game’s Ritch Duncan joins Faith with an unpopular opinon.

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