That makes a lot of sense.. I use a q-tip at least weekly, I've always produced a lot of wax, and keeping it in check is very important for my well-being (and

That makes a lot of sense.. I use a q-tip at least weekly, I've always produced a lot of wax, and keeping it in check is very important for my well-being (and ability to hear well). I also own an endoscope camera that I use to check my ear canals, very clean ears, no sign of irritation, no visible wax deposits. Tympanic membranes always clean (of course I don't clean them! I guess they stay clean from the fact there's nothing in the canal to get onto them). The "pushing the wax in" idea always seemed ridiculous to me, like, you'd only ever have that much wax if you never cleaned your ears in the first place, and your hearing would surely worsen a lot from it? But yeah, I wouldn't trust my 2 year old with a q-tip and ears either..