Cotton buds can damage your ears and cause an infection. Find out the real risks, common myths, and safer ways to clean your ears the right way Cotton buds are common in most Nigerian homes for makeup ...

Ear wax is one of life’s grimmest annoyances. But it’s nothing a good clean with a cotton bud can’t sort, right? Wrong. Because new research reveals that using cotton buds in your ears can lead to ...

Perhaps you’re lying in bed with your partner, or maybe a friend is braiding your hair when all of a sudden they spot something in your ear. As they point it out, your mind races with dreaded ...

Ear blackheads are one of those common skin-care concerns that can be annoying to deal with. They may not be as noticeable as the blackheads on your face, but they can still be frustrating to deal ...

I'm willing to admit that I've done it myself: I've cleaned the wax out of my ears with cotton buds. It's weirdly satisfying, but as we've all been told before, we really shouldn't do it. In fact, the ...

Many of us have likely reached for cotton buds to clean our ears, thinking they're perfectly shaped for the task and feeling the need to clear out any discomfort. However, these seemingly harmless ...

When it comes to cleaning our ears, mindlessly poking at the wax with a cotton bud could be doing more harm than good, a leading GP has warned. Dr Suraj Kukadia, a 33-year-old NHS GP from ...

Never insert cotton swabs, fingers, or other objects into your ear canal Just like any other body part, there may be a strong urge to clean your ears, but this is generally unnecessary. Many people ...

You know they do more harm than good – after all, NICE wrote special guidelines to highlight their risks – yet, when it comes to cotton buds (and bud headphones) and, more precisely, sticking them in ...

Many of us grew up thinking that using cotton buds was the best way to clean our ears. After all, it feels good to clear out earwax, and using a cotton bud seems easy. But what if we told you that ...