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Why do ear doctors universally panic when they hear you use cotton swabs to clean out your earwax?

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Why do ear doctors universally panic when they hear you use cotton swabs to clean out your earwax?

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Why do ear doctors universally panic when they hear you use cotton swabs to clean out your earwax?
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