Reddit mentions of uxcell® 5 Pcs Silver Tone Metal Earpicks Curette Ear Wax Remove Tool

I used to use bobby pins, but [I'll just leave this life-changing utensil here] (http://www.amazon.com/Silver-Stainless-Earpicks-Curette-Remove/dp/B00CQK73AM/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1413480465&sr=8-4&keywords=ear+scoop)

I have eczema in my ear canals. These things are by far the best at getting unwanted wax and skin out of your ears.

Ninja edit: don't ever get the plastic ones.

I can't speak for everyone but personally I've always used one of these which I usually pick up from the biannual night-bazaar (ba-sa-ma-la? sic?) for about a dollar for a pack of five.

I'm just quite surprised given that efficiency and expediency are the key buzzwords on most young people's lips (hence the ever growing popularity of on-the-go facilities) that one would tolerate long fingernail(s) just for the sole-purpose of a once-a-week(?) grooming instrument.

Like these?

People had been using ear spoons, ear picks, and ear scoops to clean their ears for centuries before cotton swabs were invented.

These days you can buy metal, plastic, and bamboo spoons, as well as other ear cleaning tools--little plastic loops, spirals, and scrub brushes, for instance. You can get tool kits and grooming kits that include ear spoons, an spoons with built-in flashlights. And there are a number of companies that sell reproductions of spoons from past cultures, in case you want something a little more distinctive.