I always operated under the assumption that it was just safer for them from a liability standpoint. Between the risk of somebody unable to properly handle the p

I always operated under the assumption that it was just safer for them from a liability standpoint. Between the risk of somebody unable to properly handle the physical feedback loop and/or respect for their anatomy required to safely clean one's ears, the risk of a strand of cotton getting stuck in some wax and somehow turning into a weird infection... just a lot to go wrong.