This is kind of a weird question... but I don't know the answer :)

I've never been one to really have ear wax that much. The last few months though, it seems like every time I clean my ears out there is a LOT of it. It sometimes is taking 2-3 Q-tips now.

Is this normal?

PS, I'm a 25/m if u need to know that...

Actually you shouldn't use q-tips. Ear wax is totally normal and best not to be messed with. For occasional cleaning it is best to buy debrox brand ear drops or use olive oil. The drops feel really cool in your ears. You just drop 2 or 3 in your ears and lay flat on one side for a few minutes then do the other. Then clean the loosened wax that comes out of the ear. Sometimes if you have allergies or cold you can produce more wax but it's pretty harmless. You just don't want it to get too impacted that is why it's best to just use drops. You could always have the doctor scoop it out with this special little tool that they have. I once had an ear ache. Went to the doctor and he used this special little scooper tool and pulled out a huge glob of ear wax... it was kind of cool lol. My ear stopped hurting after that! That's when he told me about using ear drops... been doing it ever since.

From what I can remember,the amount of foreign material in the air such as dust.. etc,and possibly the internal effects of infection,medications,allergies,things of this sort,all contribute to the development of ear wax.

In my life I have seen this to be true.While taking certain medications my ear wax production seemed higher than normal.Also while working in a high dust area(my shop) makes the inner ear make more wax to protect the inner ear from the extra foreign materials from infecting the inner ear.

This site might answer this clearer for you.

The Ear Wax FAQ

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Originally Posted by KBC

From what I can remember,the amount of foreign material in the air such as dust..etc,and possibly the internal effects of infection,medications,allergies,things of this sort,all contribute to the development of ear wax.

In my life I have seen this to be true.While taking certain medications my ear wax production seemed higher than normal.Also while working in a high dust area(my shop) makes the inner ear make more wax to protect the inner ear from the extra foreign materials from infecting the inner ear.

this site might answer this clearer for you.

The Ear Wax FAQ

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Absolutely! I had to spread the rep, but that's what I was going to say. My brother and my husband both used to work in the same shop and used a lot of q-tips. They know they shouldn't, but they do. And I do from time to time too, but now that I know about those drops I'll have to buy them.

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Originally Posted by ZoeMarie

absolutely! I had to spread the rep, but that's what I was going to say. My brother and my husband both used to work in the same shop and used a lot of q-tips. They know they shouldn't, but they do. And I do from time to time too, but now that I know about those drops I'll have to buy them.

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Like the site said,q-tips are not bad,only if a person pushes debris back into the ear.

The adage of,If its bigger than your elbow... that's just melarky.:)

Lol, right. My mom used to tell me that all the time.

:) Thanks guys... thats funny, I went to that site, and I have actually had a cough the last couple months that won't seem to go away. Maybe its all related...