About Earwax and long usage of earphones

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Asked for Male, 19 Years

Hello doctors, I often use earbuds or Q-tips to clean my ears but I had heard that it's push your earwax deeper inside your ear cannal and it can harn you ears so I have a high usage of earphones daily then what is the best way to clean your ears and get rid of itching inside of ears ?

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Dr. Monica Agrawal

ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 8 yrs exp Jaipur

You need not clean the ear as they have hair which pushes the wax outside naturally. If you have any issue or symptoms then visit a doctor.

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do not use q tips

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use headphones instead of earphones

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Dr. Ankit Mishra ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 9 yrs exp Bhopal · Accepted Answer

Dr. Ankit Mishra

ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 9 yrs exp Bhopal

Best and the only recommended way to clean the ear is to firstly get it checked by specialist and then if needed to be cleaned by Dr only.