The first thing to know about how to how to clean your ears is what not to do: please don't stick a Q-Tip back there. Take it from someone who punctured an eardrum chasing down errant wax: Don’t do it ...

You may have been taught to clean your ears with a Q-tip or cotton swab -- and even enjoy how satisfying it can be -- but Q-tips aren't the safest method and can actually harm your ears. After all, ...

WE’VE all had that satisfying feeling of cleaning our ears and seeing a waxy ear bud – but experts have said you should never poke cotton buds deep into your ear canal. So how should you be cleaning ...

Cotton buds have long been used as the go-to tool to clean out blocked and waxy ears, but these small plastic swabs have since been banned in the UK. Single-use plastic buds are not only bad for the ...

You often hear warnings of how not to clean your ears. (Those cotton swabs that are perfectly shaped to fit your ear canal are off-limits.) Advice on the best way to clean your ears—and how often you ...

Also Read: Harmless Ear Bud Can Trigger Tinnitus, How to Safely Clean Your Ears? What Happens When You Clean Your Ears With A Cotton Swab? In an interaction with the OnlyMyHealth team, Dr Shamik Mehta ...