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2. Tips to clean your ears — and why ENTs want you to stop ...

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   Wax is normal and good for the ear. “A lot of people associate ear wax with being dirty or unclean, so there’s this kind of aggressive need to keep the ears cleaned out in some way, but we ...

3. I’m an ear doctor — this is how to safely remove ... - AOL

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   Cotton swabs "really weren't made to clean your ears — all they do is just push the wax deeper down into your ear canal and this causes an impaction," Dr. Tonia L. Farmer advised.

4. Earwax - Wikipedia

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   People with impacted wax may also present with perforated eardrums; this is usually induced by putting objects in the ear in an attempt to remove the wax. [5] A physical exam usually checks for visibility of the tympanic membrane, which can be blocked by excessive cerumen.

5. No swabs: This is the safe way to clean your ears - AOL

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   Try ear drops: Patients clean their ears with cerumenolytic agents, which help loosen ear wax, says Villagas, who notes that there are many over-the-counter options available. Mandal suggests ...

6. Cerumenolytic - Wikipedia

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   Cerumenolytics are used to soften and break up ear wax. Using a cerumenolytic can reduce the need for flushing the ear with irrigants for wax removal. Additionally, cerumenolytics can also facilitate the manual removal of ear wax. [1] Overall, all cerumenolytics are considered to be equivalent in efficacy. [2]

7. Ear pick - Wikipedia

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   A bamboo ear pick with a down puff A metal ear pick. Ear picks, also called ear scoops, or ear spoons, or earpicks, are a type of curette used to clean the ear canal of earwax (cerumen). They are preferred and are commonly used in East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia because Asians tend to develop dry ear wax. [1] [2]