Wipe with a damp washcloth: This is the safest and best method of all. You can't really get inside your ear canal with your ...

Using cotton swabs is not a safe or effective method of cleaning your ears. Keeping your ears clean and getting rid of excess wax buildup is essential for good hygiene and ear health-- but there are ...

While Q-tip buyers aren’t supposed to use them to clean their ears, one man says he used a whole box to clean his. And he did so unapologetically. In a video with over 2.3 million views, TikToker Hank ...

The human ear is a magical organ that allows us to hear and helps keep our balance. It’s also the production site and happy home of ear wax — the orangey-brown, chunky, funky gunk that’s completely ...

This is Explainer, a column that answers questions we all have (or should have). As someone who regularly “cleans” my ear canals with cotton swabs, a question hangs over me basically every day: How ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Experts say, when it comes to cleaning your ears, what "feels right" might actually be doing more harm than good. Some people are more prone to ear wax production, and some people's ...

If you want to keep your eardrum intact, sticking a Q-Tip in your ear is a bad idea. In 2017, the American Academy of Otolaryngology revised its guidelines for earwax care to advise against using ...

Okay, yesterday afternoon, my ears were feeling a little bit waxy, so I decided it would be a good idea to clear out some wax with a q-tip. I stuck it into my left ear and swabbed a bit out, then into ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. The ear is a marvelous, humble organ. It powers our hearing and also our balance, keeping us upright and connected to the world around us. In return, ear doctors ...

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