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How to clean ears without Q-tips

How to Clean Ears Without Q-Tips: Safe Techniques for Earwax

Introduction: Why Q-Tips Aren’t the Right Tool For decades, people have reached for Q-tips whenever their ears felt “dirty” or blocked. But doctors and audiologists have repeatedly warned against it. Using cotton swabs inside the ear canal can actually do more harm than good. Studies show that nearly 66% of ear injuries leading to eardrum […]