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As soon as I heard that click, blue text suddenly appeared in my vision. The itch that for so long had plagued me was finally being vanquished! This moment of joy was short lived however, as soon, I accidentally pushed the plastic deeper, and heard a sharp click. I scraped and scratched at the piece of plastic, feeling massive relief as I did. I know this was a bad idea in hindsight, but in the moment, after prodding the piece of plastic, it itched incessantly. Why did Doctor Hewitt never mention this? He had peered into my ears countless times, and never once did he mention the anomaly of my ear canal being freakishly deep, nor having plastic in them! I almost pulled the Q-Tip out before realizing that I still had a job to do. However, the most intriguing question on my mind was this. Why was my ear canal this deep? What was this piece of plastic that was plaguing me with itching? Was there another one in my other ear? It sounded like, no, it must have been a piece of plastic! I was horribly freaked out at this point, but more so intrigued. As I prodded it, it made a small clicking sound. I prodded the bump, gently tapping it to try to gauge what it was, and to my further surprise, it didn't sound organic. In fact, all I felt was an intense itching when I prodded it. At first, I thought it was my ear drum, but I felt no pain when I bumped it. Holding onto the other cotton end, I almost considered stopping, until I finally felt a bump. Despite never having cleaned my ears with a Q-Tip before, I was 100% certain that my ear canal was NOT supposed to be this deep. And deeper.Įventually, I nearly had the whole Q-Tip in my ear. I thought that the wax itself must be deeper, so I decided to push forward deeper. I pulled out the Q-Tip, only to discover that there was no wax at all on it. After years of itching, the sensation felt absolutely incredible. I swirled the Q-Tip round, feeling the sweet, sweet sensation of the cotton on the walls of my ear. I inserted the Q-Tip in slowly, only going a few millimeters deep at first. I smiled, smugly, before saying to myself mockingly "Never, EVER use Q-Tips to clean your ears." before chuckling a bit. I stared at myself in the mirror, Q-Tip mere inches from my ear. I had already wasted 20 minutes searching, so it was now or never. I quickly rushed back to the bathroom, Q-Tip in hand. I carefully sifted through the drawers, finding nothing at first, before I stumbled across a small, wooden box that blended in the with the old, mahogany dresser. I walked into my parent's bedroom and crept up to my mother's makeup dresser. If there any Q-Tips in this house, that's where they'd be. Then, I remembered my mother's makeup dresser. I sat for a moment, pondering whether I should go to the store to pick up some Q-Tips, but quickly shot the idea down as my Father would be back by the time I bought them. I've been in other people's bathrooms before, and Q-Tips are a staple of any assortment of junk lying in bathroom cupboards. I rummaged around all the cupboards, digging through medicine, toothpaste, and toilet paper, and found not one box of Q-Tips. When I was sure my dad was gone, I sprung into action and searched the cupboards of the bathroom.

My mother was out at work, and my father was heading out for some groceries, so I figured I'd have the house to myself for atleast a half hour or so. It was a few days after my birthday when I decided to spring my dastardly plan into action. I recently turned 18, and after having what feels like a lifetime of living with chronic itching and hydrogen peroxide cleanings, I finally decided that with my newfound adulthood, I was capable of making my own darn medical decisions, and that included using Q-Tips to clean my ears. "Never, EVER use Q-Tips to clean your ears". However, my parents always echoed Doctor Hewitt. It helped, but I've always seemed to have a small, nagging itch in my ears no matter what. So, my ears endured bath after bath of hydrogen peroxide to deal with excess wax. He had been our family's doctor ever since my older brother was born, so I figured my parents must've trusted him a lot. My parents always followed Doctor Hewitt's advice. Oh, and never, EVER use Q-Tips to clean your ears". A little bit of wax build up, but nothing a little hydrogen peroxide can't fix. My pediatrician, Doctor Hewitt, always seemed to say the same thing after every visit. I've been to the doctor many times to see if I have an ear infection, or some type of tear, but every single time I've been given a clean bill of health.Ī clean bill of health, and a warning. As far back as I could remember, I've always been haunted by nagging itching in my ears.