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Re:Poor evidence that Q-tips are harmful by tartoran on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @02:47AM (#25356320)
I personally get quite waxy when I listen to loud music. I never let it build up but immediate notice more wax than usual. Oh, and I use over-ear headphones. I tend to believe that frequent lound sound could produce waxy buildup, whether it is for protection or not I have no knowlede of but I am open to the possibility
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Re:Poor evidence that Q-tips are harmful by latchkey on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @11:46AM (#25360574)
Interesting. I religiously wear earplugs every night for sleep and haven't found an increase in earwax. I also tend to have pretty clean ears, not much comes out that is visible. I clean my ears with q-tips, every day after my shower so maybe that is part of it.

So neat how everyone is different in this relatively small regard.

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