YIKES !! My long ago deceased family doctor used to say dont put anything smaller than your elbow into your ear. I have always followed his sage advice, but if you feel confident enough to insert a small pointy object in there, more power to you. Personally, I'd be afraid I would puncture my eardrum.
That said, I have discovered a wonderful method for cleaning out the old potato farm. At your local health food/new age emporium, ask them for "ear candles". Seriously, they are amazing, and quite possibly the least invasive method I know to clean out your auditory canal. Using heat, the candle creates a vacuum, and suction occurs, pulling a copius amount of wax out of your ear. It's wild! I recommend them to anyone that would rather not experiment with sharp sticks...lol...
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