Why does picking ears with Q-tips feels so satisfying?
In: Biology
The skin inside your ear is almost never touched by anything abrasive so the nerves are more sensitive, and thus the sensation is stronger when it gets a rub-down from a cotton swab.
Because you’re not supposed to do it, per the manufacturer’s warnings and advice of doctors.
It’s the thrill of rebellion.
Ramming your pinky finger down as hard as you can and thrusting it in and out like a Jack hammer has the same effect
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