How do you typically clean your ears after bathing? Most people tend to use cotton swabs….but did you know swabs can harm you ear drums? Cotton swab injuries are common. The delicate inner ear tissue is easily broken, and if any thin or pointy object is inserted into in the ear canal, the ear drum …
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Have you seen advice not to use cotton swabs to clean your ears because of the damage they may cause to your ear drum? That’s good advice: cotton swab injuries are common, and can result in puncturing the ear drum, damaging delicate inner ear areas, and even vertigo or permanent deafness! But if you can’t …
We all love to splash around in the pool during the hot days of summer. We swim laps, play games or just wade in to cool off. When we spend time in the water, it increases our risk of swimmer’s ear, which is an ear infection that can result from bacteria that grows in the …
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