As children, we were sternly told to always clean behind our ears lest somethingterribleshould happen.

And, as we grew up, we learned how to clean the inside too.

After all, is there anything more disgusting than seeing someone’s ears overflowing with wax?

Woman cleaning her ear with a Q-tip

Because doing so can actually force the wax further into the ear canal rather than clearing it out.

Woman cleaning her ear with a Q-tip