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2. The 1 Thing You Should Never Do When Cleaning Your Ears ... - AOL

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   “Never use a Q-Tip,” Kasper told us. “If you look at the box of cotton swabs, there’s nothing in there that says it’s used for cleaning ears — it’s for cleaning electronics, taking ...

3. RS Recommends: How to Safely Clean Your Ears (and the Best ...

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   How to Clean Your Ears The topic of cleaning your ears has elicited a gre. ... Here’s what you should know to do it safely (including why you might want to put down that cotton swab). Put simply ...

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

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   “Cotton swabs can still be used for the cleaning of the outer ear but should not be inserted into the inner ear.” In addition to avoiding cotton swabs, Villagas says you should avoid popular ...

5. Cotton swab - Wikipedia

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   A cotton swab. Cotton swabs (American English) or cotton buds (British English) are wads of cotton wrapped around a short rod made of wood, rolled paper, or plastic. They are most commonly used for ear cleaning, although this is not recommended by physicians. Other uses for cotton swabs include first aid, cosmetics application, cleaning, infant ...

6. Earwax - Wikipedia

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   Abrasion of the ear canal, particularly after water has entered from swimming or bathing, can lead to ear infection. Also, the cotton head may fall off and become lodged in the ear canal. Therefore, cotton swabs should be used only to clean the external ear.

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]

8. Why using Q-Tips to clean your ears can be more harmful ... - AOL

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   Hygiene is a major key to remaining healthy and happy. Using the right tools properly is a key. And some experts say Q-tips and cotton swabs aren't a good method for cleaning your ears.

9. Ear mite - Wikipedia

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   Cats, as well as dogs with erect ears that have control over ear direction, may be seen with one or both ear pinnas held at an odd or flattened angle. The most common lesion associated with ear mites is an open or crusted ("scabbed") skin wound at the back or base of the ear, caused by abrasion of the skin by hind limb claws, as the ear has ...