Are You Cleaning Your Ears Correctly: Check if Hygiene Procedures Are Harmful to Your Health

21.05.2024 19:34

Many medical professionals warn that cleaning your ears on your own can be harmful to your health.

Indeed, if you use items that are not intended for this purpose, you can irreparably damage your hearing organs.

In particular, it is not recommended to use cotton swabs to clean the ear from the inside. And it is strictly forbidden to use toothpicks and matches if there are no cotton swabs at home.

In addition, when using sticks, people actually push the wax back, which can eventually cause wax plugs. Not to mention damage to the skin of the ear canal or eardrum.

At the same time, our ears are designed in such a way that they gradually get rid of excess wax on their own.

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Therefore, all that is required of you when performing hygiene procedures is to rinse the vestibule of the auditory canals, avoiding the ingress of detergents into the ear.

Earlier we wrote about how to wash your hair correctly to make it luxurious.

Author: Irina Tint Editor of Internet resources