Dr Saurabh Sethi warns against using Q-tips, citing a study that shows over 70 percent of ear injuries in ER result from them ...

Cotton buds can damage your ears and cause an infection. Find out the real risks, common myths, and safer ways to clean your ears the right way Cotton buds are common in most Nigerian homes for makeup ...

The UK uses around two billion cotton buds annually, according to the BBC. And research conducted by YouGov found that 62 per cent of Brits use cotton buds to clean their ears. But one doctor has ...

Ear wax is one of life’s grimmest annoyances. But it’s nothing a good clean with a cotton bud can’t sort, right? Wrong. Because new research reveals that using cotton buds in your ears can lead to ...

It’s something that many people do without think twice, but a new video may put you off cleaning your ears with a cotton bud. The video shows a complex operation performed to remove the tip of a ...

How many times have you used a cotton swab, or an earbud, to clean your ears? Do you think it helped you get rid of all the dirt and wax from your ears? Or did it leave you with an itchier ear and ...

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Many of us grew up thinking that using cotton buds was the best way to clean our ears. Stop using cotton buds to clean your ears [iStock] Many of us grew up thinking that using cotton buds (or Q-tips) ...