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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.

Best methods for ear cleaning: Tempted to reach for a cotton swab to give our ears a quick clean? Did you know that using cotton swabs can actually push earwax deeper into the ear canal ...

We’ve all heard that cotton swabs shouldn’t be used to clean our ears, but so many of us still reach for one the second we think we have a buildup of earwax or some water stuck in our ear ...

You've probably used cotton swabs to clean your ears. Here's why ENTs say you shouldn't. (Getty Images) (LaylaBird via Getty Images) ...

According to doctors, you should not use cotton swabs to clean your ears. Instead, they recommend using a damp washcloth or ear drops made to soften and remove wax.

FOR generations, cotton buds—aka cotton swabs, Q-tips, those small wooden, cardboard, or plastic rods with wads of cotton wrapped tightly on either end—were the go-to cleaner for our ears. Yet ...

A British doctor dispels misconceptions about ear cleaning methods, highlighting the risks posed by cotton swabs, and stressing that ears are self-cleaning.

It turns out, you shouldn’t use a cotton swab to clean out your ears. Your ears are self-cleaning machines, with very little maintenance required. One of its best defenses? Earwax. Earwax is a ...