Experts warn common hygiene habit could lead to hearing loss, infections, and irreversible damage.
American health experts are urging the public to stop using cotton buds to clean inside their ears, warning that the popular habit is doing more harm than good.
According to Dr. Tonia L. Farmer, a board-certified otolaryngologist in Ohio, cotton swabs are not designed for ear cleaning and are often the root cause of serious ear problems.
“They really weren’t made to clean your ears,” she said. “Most people don’t realize that using them can push the wax further in and cause impaction, pain, or even a ruptured eardrum.”
Farmer explained that the ear is a self-cleaning organ. Through natural jaw movement and skin shedding, earwax slowly migrates to the outer ear on its own..Read the full now & the viral video.