Every day, millions of Americans use cotton swabs to clean their ears. However, cotton swabs can push earwax further into the ...

However, if you can’t resist a regular DIY clean, olive oil is your friend. “The only at-home preventive measure I recommend is using olive oil ear drops or ear spray; this can help soften the ...

Please ditch the Q-tips and stick with safer methods of cleaning your ears. Here’s everything you need to know. Luke Daugherty is a freelance writer, editor and former operations manager.

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. Many people think Q-tips help keep ears clean, but that isn't the case. NYU otologist Erich Voigt explains the proper way to clean wax out of your ears. Follow BI ...

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.

Earwax is a waxy material produced by glands inside the ear. It helps keep our ears healthy and clean; it stops the skin that lines our ear canal from drying and cracking and protects the ear by ...