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 ...

According to Michigan Medicine, putting a Q-tip into the ear canal can be dangerous. The ear cleans itself by producing ear wax that slowly pushes towards the surface of the ear, which is then ...

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 ...

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 ...

Extracting wax takes some technique ... After all, people just can’t quit the habit of burrowing Q-tips deep into their ear canals, even when they know the risks it poses.

Bradley Kesser, an ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctor and professor in otolaryngology at UVA Health in Virginia. And yes, that means you shouldn't be using cotton swabs to remove wax from your ears.

the opening and closing motion of the jaw helps emit old wax to the outer ear, which is later washed off when we shower. Q-tips have a number of handy purposes, from removing make-up to applying ...

The cotton swabs that most of us use to clean wax out of our ears are a lot more harmful than helpful. When you put a Q-tip in your ear, it actually ends up pushing most of the wax deeper into the ...

Hoffman, who admits to routinely using Q-tips despite common advice against ... using cotton swabs often pushes the wax deeper into the ear canal, leading to an earwax impaction, which can cause ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Illness. Followed categories will be added to My News. For many, incorrect Q-tip usage has become an addiction due to their convenience in what some believe ...

Q-tip removing water/wax…here come the itching and swimmer’s ear infections. Just use a washcloth once in a while to remove what has migrated out (and what anyone might see), and if you think ...