Using a cotton swab or Q-tip to get wax out of your ears can be dangerous. This is what you should do instead.

“My general recommendation for people is let the body do its job,” Lustig said. “Let that skin migration with the wax come out on its own. Take a wet washrag onto your finger and clean out whatever ...

Remember how your doctor has always been up in arms about cleaning your ears with a cotton swab? It looks like the recommendation to skip the Q-tip and leave your earwax alone is here to stay. Updated ...

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Though it might be tempting to swab inside your ears with a Q-Tip, don't. Put down the cotton swab and step back: It's likely doing more harm than good. In fact, William H. Shapiro, an audiologist and ...

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