Many of us grew up thinking that using cotton buds was the best way to clean our ears. After all, it feels good to clear out earwax, and using a cotton bud seems easy. But what if we told you that ...

Cotton buds can damage your ears and cause an infection. Find out the real risks, common myths, and safer ways to clean your ears the right way Cotton buds are common in most Nigerian homes for makeup ...

Using earbuds or cotton buds as many know it to be is a common practice. Many use them to clean out wax from the ears. It’s something everyone has done at some point. It is habitual like brushing ...

Cleaning your ear out and removing ear wax might sound like an innocent act of self care, but one expert is sounding the ...

I'm willing to admit that I've done it myself: I've cleaned the wax out of my ears with cotton buds. It's weirdly satisfying, but as we've all been told before, we really shouldn't do it. In fact, the ...

Though many of us turn to trusty cotton buds to give our ears a clean, they can actually cause more harm than good. Ears are clever and intuitive in that they clean themselves. Despite this, many ...

It's been well-reported that cleaning your ears with cotton buds can do more harm than good, but many of us remain guilty of carrying out the unsafe habit. So, to promote healthy ear care, the ...

Inserting cotton buds in your ear could push wax even further into the ear canal and even damage your eardrum, according to draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence ...

You must be hard of hearing if you have ignored the overwhelming medical evidence that says you should never clean your ears with a Q-tip. Shoving a cotton bud down delicate ears is a daily hygiene ...