"It's done with a tiny vacuum that hoovers ... It takes around 15 minutes to clean both ears. Ears have a natural clearance mechanism to get rid of the excess wax. But sometimes using earplugs ...

Here's what the truth sounds like. Should I ever clean inside my ears with cotton swabs? No. You could technically scratch your ear canal or push wax in deeper. Then what should I do about earwax?

We’ve all seen those alarming DIY ear wax removal videos—people with cotton swabs, car keys, anything they can find digging ...