Dont do it.

I used to be addicted to the feeling of shoving a cotton tip into my ear. I would go through a 200 pack of qtips a month! Until the day I messed up and injured my eardrum. I ended up getting a huge infection and it ended up costing me over 500 dollars in medical bills, WITH INSURANCE!!!

I even bought a camera to look in my ear and pick out the wax. I loved the feeling of cleaning them out, but the ear doc said the wax keeps the canal moist and from drying out.

I still occasionally catch myself cleaning them out though.