Not painful Consult to nearby ENT specialist

It's not a painful process. Please cooperate with the doctor and it will be easier for both of the doctor and you.. Avoid using ear buds

Never use cotton buds They are meant to be used for cleaning the pinna or part of external ear & never to be poked inside The external ear skin is in continuity with pinna, ear canal & the tympanic membrane. Tiny flakes of skin getting shed off are mistaken for wax in the ear which is not the wax actually. There is a vicious cycle of itch~skrach~itch is set Using ear buds is strictly No No Get the cotton stuck inside by a qualified Allopathic ENT surgeon to avoid damage to the delicate structures like tympanic membrane