TLDR- There is a strong correlation between Q-tip use and wax plugs but it might be reverse causality and this possibility hasn't been studied. I wouldn't exac

TLDR- There is a strong correlation between Q-tip use and wax plugs but it might be reverse causality and this possibility hasn't been studied. I wouldn't exactly call it "basically no evidence" as he says in the article, the correlation is very strong and the mechanism seems plausible.