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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (3 children)

As someone with wax issues in the ears, no, q-tips suck at cleaning ears. You'll end up pushing the wax into your eardrum and causing the impacted wax that you were trying to avoid in the first place. That's why I use those tiny screwdrivers. /shrug

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I frequently need to clean my ears due to wax issues and I have used q-tips to do so for my entire life. I have only ever been told that my ears are immaculate at anual exams so this definitely depends on the person.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Yep, they don't work for me at all

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is only true if you have tiny ear canals and too much wax build up to begin with.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Hey, you can't just point out my tiny ear canals like that! There are people that love how they feel!

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Ah, much less risky, I'm sure.