Over the years, there has been a lot of change in the advice that professionals give you about how to look after your ears. From cotton buds to ear candles, it can be tricky to know what you should do to maintain your ears’ health. Here at Ear Wax Care, we want to give you the top-quality advice for how to ensure that your hearing is maintained, and your ear drums stay in good health. Today, we will explain what the dangers are of using cotton buds for ear wax removal.

Many people think that in order to remove ear wax from their ears that they should use cotton buds. However, this does more harm than good because instead of removing the wax, it instead pushes the wax further down into the ear. This is dangerous because it blocks ears and can lead to symptoms such as loss of hearing, an earache and even infection. Not only that, but if you push a cotton bud too deep into your ear, you are in fact at danger of perforating your eardrum, which will be incredibly painful. If you scrape a cotton bud along the sensitive inside of your ear, you can cause bleeding or even internal bleeding.

If you feel like you’re suffering from excess ear wax, then the best solution is to get in touch with our expert team here at Ear Wax Care to find out how we can help. We are more than happy to advise on removing excess ear wax and even offer a range of in person, or at home services. Contact us today to find out how we can help!