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Hello Everyone, I want to go for ear cleaning. What should i go for ??Shall i visit a doctor or can i do it in my home myself??If yes please suggest safest way. Thanks!
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Please don't ever take the risk of cleaning your own ear! It's calling for some serious trouble ! Please do meet an ENT specialist asap for checking your ears and let them assess if there is a need to clean or not.
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