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Cleaning the ears
Hi, I have read many articles and also from experience have realised that using an ear bud is harmful as it also pushes some wax deeper inside, causing infection and more. I Would like to know if there is any way or any tool which can be used at home to remove the wax and clean our ears. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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It is a natural mechanism of our ear canal to push the wax in a outward direction as an when we chew and also the natural skin growth in the ear canal adds to it.
Ideally u r not supposed to clean the deep part of the ear as it causes trauma to the skin and thus affects the normal outward movement of the wax
Buds should only be used to clean the outermost part of the ear to clean the water after a bath n so
Next Steps
You should visit nearest ent surgeon to get ur ear checked.
Or an online consultation for a detailed history
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