answer:This has worked for me in the past. It’s low-tech, non-harmful and won’t hurt or make things worse. I take two squares of toilet paper and fold them twice to stiffen the squares just a little. Then twist one of the corners into the sharpest point that you can and twirl that corner in your ear, basically “drilling” it into the wax. There’s very little danger, because if you only use toilet paper (Kleenex just seems too soft), then you’re not putting anything very damaging into your ear. And as long as you haven’t twisted that corner until it’s ragged, then it’s not about to break off or shed in your ear, either, as a Q-tip can. If the point comes back out covered with wax, then do the same with another corner until it comes out of your ear clean. Just the “drilling” action of that pointed corner can do a lot to penetrate the (probably) thin film of wax that is causing the blockage. Don’t go too wild, though. There’s always a risk when you’re putting something into your ear.