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Using Q-tip to remove ear wax can hurt eardrum: You Docs. Published: Aug. 18, 2009, 11:18 a.m. By . Plain Dealer guest columnist ...

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

Yes, back in the early 20th century when people were studying ear wax, there was a fair amount of comments on racial and ethnic differences in ear wax, the color and consistency.

Tools. And not tools like Q-tips. Real tools. Motorized, mechanized, battery-using tools. Take this Cordless ear wax cleaner, for instance. It’s only ten bucks and it runs on AA batteries.

Many people use Q-Tips brand cotton swabs as tool to remove excess ear wax from inside the ear canal, but the Q-Tips box clearly says that the swabs should not be used for this purpose.

The word “ear” appears only eight times on the Q-Tips website, which emphasizes the cotton swab’s non-aural uses: From polishing your silverware to “cleaning the small crevices of your dog ...

“Pushing wax in, as Q-tips tend to do, can induce hearing loss,” said Fitzgerald. “They can also be inserted too deeply and rupture the ear drum or damage the small middle ear bones, both of ...

It probably crossed your mind again if you're a fan of HBO's television series " Girls," where main character Hannah Horvath infamously jammed a Q-tip too far into her ear in season two. News ...

Many people use Q-Tips brand cotton swabs as tool to remove excess ear wax from inside the ear canal, but the Q-Tips box clearly says that the swabs should not be used for this purpose.

Ear wax is formed in the outer third of the ear canal. It is produced on its own and we should not do any unnecessary tricks to remove it. Here are some causes that might can contribute in having ...

Elyse Dickerson has become an expert in an odd area, thanks to her business - earwax. She's CEO and co-founder of Eosera, maker of drops that ...