Our bodies produce all kinds of substances, and people have different tolerance levels for them. One that can be really bothersome is earwax. But believe it or not, this substance actually serves a ...

Hearing health isn't just about lowering the volume; keeping your headphones and earbuds clean matters just as much.

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 ...

"Don’t put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear." It's the kind of thing you may have heard your grandmother say, but, for the most part, it’s true, says Dr. Bradley Kesser, an ear, nose and ...

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Before we discuss the best ways to clean the ears, let me explain why ALL Doctors agree that cotton buds are a bad idea. Ear wax isn’t dirt. If it looks dirty, it means that the ear wax is doing its ...

Cleaning your ear out and removing ear wax might sound like an innocent act of self care, but one expert is sounding the ...

It turns out, you shouldn’t use a cotton swab to clean out your ears. Your ears are self-cleaning machines, with very little maintenance required. One of its best defenses? Earwax. Earwax is a ...