Let's just say "a person I know" cleans his ear with q-tips.
The only thing you should put in your ear is your elbow. - Orson Bean
I know someone who, back in the day, used the old-fashioned hairpins. Not me, can't imagine doing that.
my aunt used to use hairpins on my cousins to get wax out. their wax would build up so much their hearing would get blocked.
Asians have a big problem with that.
Search "ear cleaner India"
If you mean 'bobby pins', yeah I do that...also q-tips. Beats that flat sharp metal thingie the ear doctor uses to clean out earwax.
I use toothpicks. Carefulling (avedictionary.com)
Not even kidding.
AvE dictionary
Oh yeah, time to expand my vocabulary.
These are much better (amazon.com)
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