India, Aug. 17 -- Do you ever feel an irresistible urge to grab a Q-tip and go to town on your ear? An itchy ear can be one of the most frustrating sensations, yet there's often little you can do to truly relieve it.

Doctors often say that nothing smaller than your elbow should enter your ear but let's face it, when you can feel the ear wax move inside your head, it's difficult not to keep thinking about it. So in such dire situations, what do you do?

Dr Alexandra Quimby of New York's Upstate University Hospital suggested a safe option in an interview with The New York Times.

The first one is to use a washcloth. She suggests wiping the outer ear (pinna) with a moist washcloth like you would other parts of your body. "Clean the outer pa...