Ears should never be completely wax free, as the substance is lubricating and helps keep ear canals functioning and healthy. In fact, the rule is just the opposite. Wax plays a vital role in ...

Ear care is one of those small but essential habits that we often tend to ignore. Because our ears don’t demand constant ...

Every day, millions of Americans use cotton swabs to clean their ears. However, cotton swabs can push earwax further into the ear, causing wax blockage in the ear canal. Ear candling or ear coning can ...

Earwax naturally protects your ears but can cause blockage and hearing issues if excessive. Avoid inserting fingers, sharp ...

Do you have a bottle of hydrogen peroxide in your medicine cabinet right now? The disinfectant is famous for fizzing up when poured on wounds, and so it fast became a first aid staple. (Though, it ...

Using cotton swabs is not a safe or effective method for cleaning your ears. 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 ...

It may seem puzzling that your ears — which of course operate best when they’re not clogged up — produce a waxy substance that sometimes seems to do just that. But earwax actually plays an important ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: I’ve always used a cotton-tipped swab to clean earwax out of my ears. My husband says this is dangerous. I think it would be more harmful to leave the wax in my ears. Who’s right? DEAR ...

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That satisfying feeling when you twist a cotton swab in your ear? It might be setting you up for months of spinning rooms and unsteady walking. Millions of people have an ear cleaning habit that’s ...