it works [SEP] i was skeptical i am autistic and i hate the feel of water in my ears so i use cotton swabs to dry my ears after a shower this adds up to a lot of swabs and i felt guilty about putting that many into the trash when i could make a tiny difference environmentally i did not really think the silicone option would work the cotton soaks up the water but the little knobby end actually does pull the water out of my ear canalthe case is fine i feel like the rubber bit that holds it together will eventually break it is just flimsy but for now it does its job i ordered the blue and it is a pretty dull blue but the swab works so whatever