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Why You Shouldn’t Use Cotton Swabs to Clean Your Ears?

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Do you clean your ears periodically on your own? What is your go-to method to clean your ears? Just like most people, we assume you also use cotton swabs (Q-tips) to clean your ears. It might be your daily routine, or you do it once or twice a week but bottom line we all have done it. But the truth is that using cotton swabs to clean your ears can have more negative consequences rather than positive. Several injuries occur due to using cotton swabs. If you didn’t know this already, here’s a refresher course for you. · Cotton swabs can jam the earwax inside the ear making it more compact and harder to remove over time. · If you use a cotton swab, it will push the earwax in the ear putting pressure on the eardrum. This can cause the eardrum to break resulting in hearing issues. · Cotton swabs can also push the earwax in areas where it can cause pain or temporary loss of hearing. As you can see, cotton swabs can cause major hearing issues for your ear. So, next time when you
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Earwax 101: Why Earwax is Important for You?

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If you have been active on social media, you might know that the viral trend of ear cleaning is doing the rounds and tempting people to hop on this trend. And since you are reading this article, we know that you are also looking to jump on the ear cleaning bandwagon.  If such is the case, you might be tempted to use the regular methods of cleaning your ears such as Q-tips, steel pick tools, and such. But we warn you, using those methods of cleaning your ear just to try the viral trend might not turn out the way you want. Before you start picking your ear and the viral trend, you need to know a little about earwax and what is the safest method. Earwax 101 So, let’s go back to high-school biology! Lesson 101 states that earwax is naturally produced by the glands in our ear. This is also known as cerumen. Earwax is required to trap any foreign material and dead skin cells. This prevents such unwanted material from going inside your body. Also, earwax is crucial to preven
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Three Crucial Health Benefits of Ear Cleaning

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Most people when talking about improving their health are more concerned about either losing weight or keeping their blood levels normal. Now, while that is important, you shouldn’t forget the other important parts of your body such as your ears. How many times have you thought to yourself that it is time to clean your ears? Chances are not very much. Well, you are not alone! Most people don’t think of cleaning their ears throughout their life. Yes, ears are self-cleaning but constant wax buildup can lead to hearing issues. Therefore, getting the excess ear wax cleaned is of the utmost importance. And there are some crucial health benefits of cleaning your ears. · With clean ears, you get a better hearing. This ensures that you respond to any audible external stimuli immediately. Whether it is the sound of nature, conversations, better hearing is important to respond adequately. · Clean ears help you maintain your internal health too. Ears are also prone to infections a
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Keep Your Ears Clean with the Latest Technology

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  Hearing is one of the most important senses of our bodies. Without hearing, you won’t be able to experience the world to its fullest. But the most rookie mistake most people do is not prioritizing ear cleaning. Yes, we know you might be one of those who would say that there is no need of cleaning your ears as they are self-cleaning. Or maybe you are one of those who use q-tips for a basic ear cleaning. No matter your stance on ear cleaning, one thing is for sure that periodic ear cleaning will not only enhance your hearing but maintain your overall health too. Negligence of ear cleaning can lead to excessive earwax build-up that can result in loss of hearing. It can also give rise to ear infections, especially in children. Hence, you must make sure that you clean your ears periodically. Now, let’s talk about the ways you can clean your ears. Do you use q-tips? If so, you must stop immediately. Q-tips don’t clean your ears; instead, they push the wax inside your ears mor
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