For years we’ve all been using Q-Tips to burrow down in our ears and give them a good cleaning. But as it turns out, we’re not supposed to be doing that. Using cotton swabs to clean your ears ...

Cotton swabs are probably the first thing you use to clean your ears However a doctor advises against it as it can cause ear damage and increase infection risk ...

So what’s the best way to clean our ears? And is using a cotton swab (or Q-Tip, the name brand that has become synonymous with the soft, fuzzy little tool) really as problematic as we’ve been told?

For the first three years, the cotton swabs were called “Baby Gays,” which the company would be modified to become “Q-tips® Baby Gays.” Eventually, they dropped “Baby Gays” altogether ...

And is using a cotton swab (or Q-Tip, the name brand that has become synonymous with the soft, fuzzy little tool) really as problematic as we’ve been told? “Never use a Q-Tip,” Kasper told us.

So what’s the best way to clean our ears? And is using a cotton swab (or Q-Tip, the name brand that has become synonymous with the soft, fuzzy little tool) really as problematic as we’ve been told?

If you want a real sweat treat, get a name-brand. They’re so much better. We aren’t supposed to put Q-Tips in our ears. It says so right on the box. But you do, don’t you? The generic “cotton swabs” ...

The swab itself is much like a large cotton swab, and our test pup handled ... While the other swabs resembled giant Q-tips, this one was more like a pipe cleaner. Despite another short swabbing ...

We’ve all been in a situation where we’ve satisfied an itch in the ear by scratching it with a cotton bud or used a swab to scoop out ... Some people swear by Q-tips for that squeaky-clean ...