I used to use Q-tips all the time because my ears were always itchy from the earwax (ew, sorry.) My doctor told me the q-tips were irritating the inside of my e

I used to use Q-tips all the time because my ears were always itchy from the earwax (ew, sorry.) My doctor told me the q-tips were irritating the inside of my ear, and that's why they were itchy. I stopped using Q-tips, and after a few months the itching went away. shrug ymmv.