If you're still reaching for this common product to battle ear wax, it's time to try a better — and safer — method. View ...

A HARVARD-educated doctor warns to stop cleaning your ears with a common product or risk total hearing loss. A doctor who ...

If you suspect excessive earwax build-up or experience symptoms like hearing loss or pain, it's best to consult a healthcare ...

It can seem like nearly everyone has an opinion on what’s right when it comes to cleaning your ears. Q-tips are bad, but “baby” Q-tips are OK. Some swear by cleaning your ears after every shower, ...

It says right there on the packaging: “Do not insert swab into ear canal.” Speak with an ear-nose-and-throat doctor, and you’ll hear the same thing. “We always say, ‘Never put anything smaller than ...

it's true that a buildup of ear wax can block sound waves and hinder your hearing, Q-tips aren't a safe solution. Ear wax has the important function of trapping dust and repelling water that can enter ...

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 ...

You've probably used cotton swabs to clean your ears. Here's why ENTs say you shouldn't. (Getty Images) "Don’t put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear." It's the kind of thing you may have ...

If you’ve stuck a Q-tip (or other type of cotton swab) in your ear, it’s probably crossed your mind once or twice: How far can I go? It probably crossed your mind again if you’re a fan of HBO’s ...

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 ...

Last night’s episode of Girls featured an excruciating scene in which Hannah, grappling with OCD, inserted a Q-Tip deep into her ear canal and “heard air hiss out the hole” she’d apparently poked in ...