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About Earwax and long usage of earphones

2022-11-11 18:18:02
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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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

Answered2022-11-12 18:40:34

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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.

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