[RunningWolf]

One of my most terrify epxerinces as a toddler was getting a ear infection suctioned out of my ears. I still can remember it.

Later there was a period from 1997 to 2000 that I got in the habit of using q-tips to clean out my ears.

My ears of course produced more and more wax. In my experience you only feel the q-tip on the side of the canal but not when it touches the ear drum.

Eventually I had several ear infections requiring vacuuming out the infection and subsequent wide spectrum anti-biotic to counter.

There were also several other various symptoms which the doctors could not quite identify, of those I attacked with on my own several dietary approaches (heavy duty vinegar diets, cayenne-garlic diets etc)

W.

[HiTech RedNeck]

As I kid I was told "never put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear."

Cotton swabs are risky as you found out, prolly spread the infections from scratching the skin inside the ear. Still it is difficult to believe you could not tell when contact with the eardrum occurred, because even if you can't feel it you can sure hear it.

[spall]

heavy duty vinegar diets, cayenne-garlic diets etc....

If you have any hearing issues, it's likely due to the fact people are standing so far away from you.

[avg_freeper]

"Later there was a period from 1997 to 2000 that I got in the habit of using q-tips to clean out my ears."

Never stick any object in your ear.

Use the over the counter ear cleaner with the warm water squirter. Anything else just packs the wax down tighter.