Please ditch the Q-tips and stick with safer methods of cleaning your ears. Here’s everything you need to know.

Because I get so much mileage out of my earbuds, I have to clean them regularly. AirPods or other wireless earbuds-- from ...

You may find some on the outside of the ear canal, or it may attach itself to your earbuds. It's fine to clean your outer ear ...

An curved arrow pointing right. NYU Otologist Erich Voigt explains the proper way to clean wax out of your ears. Many people think Q-tips can help keep ears clean, but this isn't the case.

Sticky yellow earwax. If you think you need to get rid of it to keep your ears clean, think again. Here's what the truth sounds like. Should I ever clean inside my ears with cotton swabs?

An curved arrow pointing right. Most people don't use Q-Tips properly and wind up putting them inside their ears to feel "clean." Big mistake! Not only is ear wax good for you, but putting a Q-Tip ...

You guessed it – by going all out with a cotton bud in my ear canal. And despite knowing the risks, I recently fell off the wagon again, cleaning my ears so vigorously that I made them bleed.

But your ears need to be kept clean. So how do you do this without causing any damage? 1. Use a damp cloth when cleaning the outer part of your ear Dip a cloth or paper towel in water. Wring out ...

otton swabs and other tools can harm ears by pushing wax deeper, causing blockages, infections, or eardrum damage, while ...

"I screamed and then got my camera out because I thought it had to be seen to be believed," Abbie von Bertouch told Newsweek.

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For the AirPods Pro, you can remove the ear tips and rinse them with water, according to Apple, but without soap or other cleaning agents. Apple then wants you to follow its general rules of ...