Some of the shops that pluck ears on the street are regular shops, and some are not just as simple as providing ear-plucking services. The people inside tell the inside story.

People in the ear-digging industry said that many seemingly formal ear-digging shops actually provide not only ear-digging services, but also some informal services, which are wrapped under the skin of health care services.

Picking ears is a technical term, which means picking ears. Ear plucking, originated from the folk, is a simple tool, usually based on local materials. Bamboo sticks and thin sticks are simple ear plucking tools. Ear pulling originated from hairdressers, who invented professional ear pulling tools and professional operation methods.