It just came out in bits over a few days.
Before that, I was getting a lump of dry skin out on my finger most days. My friend, who was with me, said she got loads of ear wax out of her waxy son using it, so I thought it was worth a try.
I think I may have poked about very gently with a cotton bud/hair grip a bit too, but that is very naughty
I don't think it actually helped either, but it is very tempting at times. Since then, I have followed a policy of only wiping an oily cotton bud round the entrance and have not needed even a finger.
In the past, I have used otex, which I think was the cause of it all worsening. It got the wax out but left me with incredibly itch ears - I think it contains peroxide-type ingredients which can make some people itch.
My ears have been itchy for so many years, and the doctor only ever said to not scratch them.
(apart from the steroid stuff once). I thought I was stuck with them for the rest of my life.