Sentence 1: My ears were becoming very dirty. 
 Sentence 3: I grabbed some cleaning sticks 
 Sentence 4:  I scrubbed all the wax that I could out of my ear 
 Sentence 5:  When I was done, my hearing felt more clear 
 Option 1: The holes were clogged with earwax. 
 Option 2: They got infected and I went to the doctor for help.