Don’t use Cotton Swabs to Clean your Ears
If you’ve ever had an itch in your ear or water sloshing around, or you could just tell your ears were full of wax, sticking that little, white cotton swab in and gently rubbing it in a circular motion probably felt like heaven. But, according to doctors, regardless of how much you love using them, you should never use cotton swabs to clean your ears. Grrrrr. Updated clinical guidelines recently published in the journal Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery continue to say they aren’t appropriate for earwax removal. In fact, according to doctors, nothing smaller than your elbow should ever go...
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