Cotton swabs “really weren’t made to clean your ears — all they do is just push the wax deeper down into your ear canal and this causes an impaction,” Dr. Tonia L. Farmer, who goes by Dr. Nose Best, ...

Ear wax, or cerumen, is a natural substance that helps protect and lubricate your ears. However, when it builds up excessively, it can cause discomfort, muffled hearing, and even infections. While a ...

We don’t always have the answers, but we have some people on speed dial who do — which is why we present to you our series FYI where we have experts explain if lip balm is actually bad, how often you ...

Mar. 23 -- FRIDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) - An over-the-counter ear wax softener may cause inflammation and damage to the eardrum and inner ear, and harm hearing in the process, report Canadian ...

Could your ear wax tell you if you have Parkinson’s disease? Some 90,000 people are diagnosed with the degenerative neurological condition in the U.S. each year, and annual deaths have surged in ...

The ears have a natural self-cleaning process which is why there is no need to manually clean your ears with a cotton swab ...

The levels of the natural bodily oil sebum in ear wax could be used to detect Parkinson's disease early, according to a new study. Changes in sebum have previously been linked with the ...

What’s worse than getting hand sanitizer in a paper cut? OK. A lot of things. But an insatiably itchy inner ear might take the cake for minor but maddening bodily inconveniences. The unreachable ...