Ditto. I once was without Q-tips for two weeks by which point I could no longer hear. Some people like myself have very wet ear wax which does not simply "fall

Ditto. I once was without Q-tips for two weeks by which point I could no longer hear. Some people like myself have very wet ear wax which does not simply "fall out". Q-tips solve this simply. Just be careful with them (you only need to go in a little and twist) and you'll be fine.