The advice being complained about also seems to leave out things like, there are 2 basic kinds of earwax, wet & dry https://www.google.com/search?q=kinds+of+ea

The advice being complained about also seems to leave out things like, there are 2 basic kinds of earwax, wet & dry https://www.google.com/search?q=kinds+of+earwax https://www.google.com/search?q=kinds+of+earwax they require different care Western medicine says "don't put q-tips in your ears". Japanese (and Chinese?) seem very different. You can find these at any medicine store in Japan, possibly even every convenience store https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E8%80%B3%E3%81%8B%E3%81%8D/b?ie=UTF8&node=169807011 https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E8%80%B3%E3%81%8B%E3%81%8D/b?ie=UT... they look far more dangerous than a q-tip Here's a specialty shop https://mimikakitei.com/ https://mimikakitei.com/ They also have sticks with cotton on them and one of the first VR experiences I ever had was of having your ears cleaned. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dlsite.nagomimi&hl=ja&gl=US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dlsite.nag... also, also, here's a funny silly game about cleaning your ears https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.liica.mimikaki&hl=ja&gl=US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.liica.mi... https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/%E6%AF%8E%E6%97%A5%E3%81%AE%E8%80%B3%E3%81%8B%E3%81%8D/id561918643 https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/%E6%AF%8E%E6%97%A5%E3%81%AE%E8... You drag the stick around until you find the hotspot (background changes when you're close). Then, once you find it you need to drag it back out. The joke is it either tells you how many grams if "ear-shit" you pulled out or you find some random silly item. In the Apple app store screenshots one card shows pulling out a dandelion. Not that even in Japan, some doctors advise you shouldn't do it https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20210317/k10012917781000.html https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20210317/k10012917781000.ht... --- All that said, my father told me he had a friend that lost hearing in one ear when he had a q-tip in and his wife bumped his elbow. I have no idea if that was true but it stuck with me and I although I use q-tips to clean my ears I stop if there is anyone in the same room.