All right, it's likely that you're not going to listen to this advice since you're probably an adult who is already settled into his/her ways and refuses to believe that an outside source has your best interest at heart. Right? I know I'm that way, so I don't fault you for being the same.
That being said, pleeease just consider this idea! Or ask your doctor about it. Every doctor I've ever asked has told me it's a bad idea to use Q-Tips. Maybe just go ask for yourself.
Check out why you shouldn't clean your ears. Do you clean inside of your ear with a cotton swab? Some experts say that people shouldn't clean the wax out of their ear. A natural process in human ears cleans out the wax without needing a cotton swab.