You may have been taught to clean your ears with a Q-tip or cotton swab -- and even enjoy how satisfying it can be -- but Q-tips aren't the safest method and can actually harm your ears. After all, ...

Maintaining ear health involves understanding safe cleaning practices and avoiding harmful methods. Earwax protects the ears, but buildup can cause impaction, leading to discomfort and hearing issues.

Ah, TikTok, home of makeup tutorials, lip-syncing tunes, cute animal content and—earwax removal videos? Yes, it’s true: That goopy amber stuff on your For You page is coming out of someone’s ear canal ...

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 ...

Perhaps wiggling a cotton tip in each ear is part of your daily ablutions. Perhaps you subscribe to your grandmother's remedy of cleaning your ears with warmed oil or delicate wire implements. Or ...

You've probably used cotton swabs to clean your ears. Here's why ENTs say you shouldn't. (Getty Images) "Don’t put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear." It's the kind of thing you may have ...