Every day, millions of Americans use cotton swabs to clean their ears ... and blockage of the ear canal. It’s especially dangerous for children. Ear wax is a naturally antibacterial and antifungal ...

Christina Kourie, a clinical audiologist at Pindrop Hearing in London, says: 'Wax will naturally work its way out of the ear ... who try to clean their ears who usually end up with impacted ...

Pack the wax further in: When used inside the ear, Q-tips can push ear wax further down the canal, creating an impaction ...

The study supported by the NIHR Manchester BRC found: 9 out ... to clean, protect and keep our ears healthy. Movement of the jaw, as well as the skin that lines the ear canal, causes the wax to move ...

Earwax is a waxy material produced by glands inside the ear. It helps keep our ears healthy and clean; it stops the skin that lines our ear canal from drying and cracking and protects the ear by ...