I am obsessed with ear wax and using an ear pick to clean my ears. I'm well aware of the dangers of using an ear pick, especially doing so often, but I am careful and gentle and even if I don't get anything out (extremely disappointing when that happens...which is most of the time) it still feels good to lightly scratch with it. Of course I don't push the pick in too far.
I'm half Japanese and my mom and grandmother always used one and sometimes would clean my ears (we had our own picks...they're really cheap and are sold in pairs at Asian markets). I assumed it was a normal activity everyone practiced.
Anyway, I've now turned my husband on to it and every now and then he'll ask me to clean his ears (it really is relaxing and feels good when done right). Cleaning his is also disappointing because he has wet ear wax, which I had never encountered before (I read somewhere most Asians tend to have lighter, dry ear wax). It's just not the same nor is it as satisfying (I know I'm a weird one) as pulling out dry pieces.
There aren't many other people I've been comfortable asking...although seriously I would clean anyone's ears if they asked me to. I'm not grossed out by it at all. In fact, the bigger and weirder pieces (whether in shape or color) are more gratifying. I've read there are places in Japan that offer ear pick cleaning as an actual service! Like you can go in and similar to ordering a massage or a manicure, you can purchase this service.
My husband is completely disgusted when I clean my dad's ears. He's a 67 year old disabled veteran with extremely poor hygiene and the first time I looked in his ear I couldn't even see that far inside it was just filled with yellow, brown and almost deep red wax. Again, my husband was disgusted and my weird ass was delighted. Carefully, and over multiple sessions I've taken out some seriously fucked up shit from his ears. I've never hurt him and I know ear wax is there for a reason...but damn he needed the cleaning and has said his hearing is much better! Now he uses an oil solution followed by a water rinse because the rest of the wax is too deep and you can seriously hurt yourself if you attempt to clean it at that point (and using a Q-tip is worse because it just compacts the wax and/or pushes it further down).
Long ass post...basically I'm obsessed with cleaning ear wax with ear picks (whether my ears or for someone else) and the bigger the pieces or the more clogged the ears are, the more excited I am by it. It's disgusting to some but I enjoy it.
