Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you are constantly using cotton swabs, that means you are constantly throwing away cotton swabs. This ear-cleaning, ...

Despite repeated medical warnings, sales of cotton swabs continue to rise worldwide.

A real-life horror tale that’s gotten renewed media attention this week is sure to make you think twice about digging earwax out of your ears. An Australian woman says she developed a life-threatening ...

Q: I understand that poking cotton swabs into the ear is dangerous. But how is one supposed to clean the ears otherwise? I don’t want to see goopy yellow wax in anyone’s ear canal, especially my own.

While earwax can feel uncomfortable, using a cotton swab to clean it out can actually make things worse, one doctor has ...

A man who apparently lived with a cotton bud stuck in his ear for years before it led to a dangerous infection is highlighting the risk of cleaning ears with swabs. Doctors recently described his ...

An Australian woman candidly detailed her experience with a could-have-been deadly infection that occurred after she used cotton swabs to clean out her ears. She’s now warning others to be wary of ...

We all know that you’re not supposed to clean your ears with a Q-tip. And yet, people still do it all the time. Surely you’ve heard the horror stories about a friend of a friend of a friend piercing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You've probably used cotton swabs to clean your ears. Here's why ENTs say you shouldn't. (Getty Images) (LaylaBird via Getty ...

A man in England has sworn off cleaning his ears with cotton swabs after developing a potentially life-threatening infection that not only affected his hearing, but also spread to the lining of his ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (CBS) – There's a new study out showing just how many children are visiting hospital emergency rooms because of cotton swabs causing ear injuries. Researchers with Nationwide Children's ...

She got more than an earful. Every night before bed, 37-year-old Jasmine would clean her ears with a cotton swab. She had no idea how much damage she was causing until she nearly died. “I’d been ...