[WorldMaker]

That's an interesting choice of analogy given that boxes of Q-Tips warn you to never try cleaning your ears with a Q-Tip and so do most professionals: http://time.com/4290668/q-tip-ear-wax-removal/

Current professional wisdom is that you shouldn't even bother cleaning your ears because wax buildup is healthier and the body's own wax removal process is good enough.

[pavement]

Come on, people. Work with me, work with me.

[unclewaltr]

Yeah, but it's so satisfying to see what you've produced.

[mcphage]

> the body's own wax removal process is good enough

It really isn't, though. If I go more than a few days without cleaning my ears they get really crusty and it gets harder to hear.

[zbentley]

Fascinatingly, you are probably suffering thus due to very specific genetics, not bad hygiene, personal variation in earwax, or an inherent quality of earwax: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earwax#Physiology

[dingo_bat]

I always assumed that warning was just J&J covering their ass.