Quote Originally Posted by Alpha View Post
Q-tip? Is that a brand name? I've never heard that before.

I use cotton-swabs to clean my ears occasionally, but I've got an underlying fear of using them. I'm more likely to just get a wet flannel, wrap my finger in it, and twist it around my ear canal (as well as the outer ear). It's much harder to get your finger jammed in your ear, but probably still possible to force wax deep inside.
That gave me the heebie-jeebies just reading it.

How do you stand the sound of the towel in your ear? Its like fingernails down a chalkboard for me. Can't do it. Although I've heard that the way you do it is the 'better' way to clean your ears.