The dangers of using Q-tips to clean your ears

Many people use Q-Tips brand cotton swabs as tool to remove excess ear wax from inside the ear canal, but the Q-Tips box clearly says that the swabs should not be used for this purpose.

This warning has been ignored for decades and people continue to stick Q-Tips in their ears to remove ear wax. Unbeknownst to them, they could actually be exacerbating the problem.

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[YoureAllBots]

Why did Ryan Cohen watch this video and tweet about it recently?

[GalaxiaCreates]

I used to use q-tips to clean my ears until I found out that I perforated my ear drum by using them. My advice is to people don't use them to clean your ears because your ears will be sensitive to sound and you'll be in extreme pain.

[SanX]

The ringing just gets worse after a few days of not cleaning my ears with q-tips.

[unknownz]

Hmm I always hear a white noise like a high frequency sound is that ringing?

[miraclegrows]

this video showed up in my notifications a few seconds after I used Q-tips lol

[TT-zmnp]

What’s the name of the sticks they use for Q-Tips? There’s one style of the sticks where they are pretty smooth and then it’s another where they are kind of hard and rough, what’s the name of those if anyone knows?

[TheAutobotPower]

Funny, i use them not quite often in the ears, instead I use them to clean the computer, toys, etc. very useful.

[harveydent]

I haven't seen anyone do it like me I actually wet them then stretches their head a bit sort of like a mop then gently clean the walls of my ears

[izzyxyoung]

Watched this while picking my ear with a q tip

[Ultimate-Deadpool]

I've been using these on my ears for over 30 years I have no problems

[joshsaundh]

Q-tips are really bad for your ears why because I had a shower then I used Q-tips push the wax and was so bad

[benjaminschroder]

Sooo im not supposed to clear my ear at all?

[Raphael]

What if your ear holes were so big you needed TWO Q-tips instead of ONE... :O

[mdahsenmirza]

Just how many qtip videos have you guys made?

[mackmzle]

Wow. Interesting. Learn something new everyday. That's why I follow this channel.

[strange_and_magnificent]

WHY DO WE DO THINGS THAT ARE BAD FOR US!?

[jamalu]

My Ear Has A Loud White Noise For A Few Days Everytime i Do It

[santosvelasquez]

Thats why i got this blockage in my ear 😡 o mother...,

[rileyj]

Hey Business Insider that pic isn't of the guy who invented Q-Tips. That's Robert Goddard the rocket scientist from NASA.

[fredlim-uy]

I use it for applying ointments on my skin allergies so i don't have to keep on washing ny hands.