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

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

It tends to fall out on its own, and before it does, it helps protect your ear drums by trapping dust and dirt. But what if my ear feels like it's clogged up with wax? Can I clean inside it ...

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Wipe with a damp washcloth: This is the safest and best method of all. You can't really get inside your ear canal with your ...

Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from Strategy 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 ...

GP and ITV talking head Dr Amir Khan has explained why you should never use a cotton bud to clean the wax out of your ears.

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 ...

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