A registered veterinary nurse from the UK recently shared her advice on how to clean your dog's ears, including what products ...

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?

What you need to clean sports headphones and earbuds. Your tech products go everywhere you do, and they can quickly get dirty ...

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Many of us reach for a cotton swab (commonly known as an earbud) to clean our ears, believing it's the best way to remove earwax. However, what appears to be a harmless habit can actually put your ...

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.

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.

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Just make sure to not use the wipe on the mesh speaker part and to dry the buds completely with a clean cloth before popping them back into your ears. Since alcohol dries quickly, you shouldn't ...