Q-Tip Swabs and Your Ears
It is a generally followed practice to keep Q-tips cotton swabs in the bathroom to clean out one’s ears. However, this seemingly essential task carries substantial risks. The American Academy of Otolaryngology cautions that using cotton-tipped swabs or other home instruments presents a severe risk of damage to the eardrum and ear bones. Accidental damage to the ears is a frequent outcome of using cotton swabs,