system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why aren't we supposed to put Q-Tips in our ears and how else are we to reach that level of cleaning without them?

I get that there's a risk involved when cleaning your ears with Q-Tips, but other risky stuff isn't explicitly said not to do.
gpt
There is a very high likelihood that you will push ear wax into the ear canal possibly leading to an infection or piercing of your ear drum. You can even pierce the ear drum with the q-tip if you push it too deep. 

And you are not suppose to reach that level of cleaning. Ear wax is a natural and needed component of ear health. To remove too much of it means you are removing the protection your ears have and leave them open for infection.