If you're still reaching for this common product to battle ear wax, it's time to try a better — and safer — method. View ...

IT’S incredibly satisfying to clean your ears with cotton buds. But if your parents haven’t already warned you – experts say using ear buds could be dangerous ...

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Some people say that cleaning ear wax is quite a pleasurable experience, others practice it as a ritual and end up cleaning their ears with anything they find including ear buds, safety pins and hair ...

Do you have a bottle of hydrogen peroxide in your medicine cabinet right now? The disinfectant is famous for fizzing up when poured on wounds, and so it fast became a first aid staple. (Though, it ...

A doctor in Hualien reminded parents whose children have trouble hearing to take them to an otolaryngologist before attempting to clean the child’s ears themselves. Mennonite Christian Hospital ...

Earwax, scientifically known as cerumen, is technically just skin cells that have fallen off inside the ear, bits of hair and secretion from the ceruminous glands mixed together. Although earwax is ...

A hearing specialist has warned of the dangers of tackling a build-up of ear wax at home, saying treatment is best left to the professionals. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, ...

This is the stomach-churning moment a doctor pulls a massive ball of wax out of a patient's ear so he can finally hear again. The ball of wax was so big the man wasn't able to remove it himself. So he ...

Many people keep a box of earbuds next to their comb, cream and other daily essential items. They often resort to using these at least once a day to clean the wax inside their ears. However, inserting ...