Last night, while cleaning Annabelle's ears after her bath, the light shone way down into them and I noticed she had a whole lot of wax build up, beyond the reach of my diligent Q-tip.
Me :: Wow! You have a lot of wax in there! It's almost completely blocked. Can you hear okay?
Annabelle :: Yes. I hear fine.
Me :: Are you sure?
Annabelle :: (with her head down and me continuing to look in her ear) Yes.
Me :: (Still peering, skeptical.)
Annabelle :: Look - LA! LA! LA! I can hear myself! (shrugs shoulders) It's fine.