Forget Q-Tips - Here’s How You Should Be Cleaning Your Ears
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- NYU Otologist Erich Voigt explains the proper way to clean wax out of your ears. Many people think Q-tips can help keep ears clean, but this isn't the case. Learn how Q-tips are making things worse and how you should actually be cleaning your ears.
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Forget Q-Tips - Here’s How You Should Be Cleaning Your Ears
0:52 best way to clean your ears
thankss
Cmn the video is 1mn long... And the beginning is interesting
i always do that cause mah mom said that :))
@@user-dm6ut7hp9b +qqqqq+qq
seek a professional because otherwise they would go broke, and your not clever enough to clean your own ears. btw dish soap and water is fine.
His facial expression is just brilliant, like he is restraining himself from saying how people who use q tips are peasants.
Exactly what i was thinking! Hahaha!
Lol
dude looks like David Wallace ngl
I don't understand why we always as humans think that our bodies dont work right lol we don't need q tips its protective the Wax. Same as nose hair should not be taken out because it works as a filter
@@mikebazinga982 SUCK IT
This made me want to go clean my ears with q tips right now.
*ABSOLUTELY MAD LAD!*
And your nose is itchy too. Just saying.
Came for me too, don't talk about or search ANYTHING related to this, sooo
I do it every day to avoid hearing all the noisy stupid millennials .
Me too!
I've used them to clean out wax, for years. Never had a problem. I always use them after a shower, when I've already gotten the inner ear area wet. I very carefully slide the Q-Tip WHILE GENTLY ROTATING IT. It works like a charm and I've never had a doc mention any ear wax build up.
Use a paper clip. It works best
Exactly! I do the same as well! I have never had an issue!
Still shouldnt use q tips. Its too risky. I slipped up a tiny bit yesterday and went a little to far in my ear and wala . Have a slight earache.
If I don't use q-tips, I get clogged ears. Wax won't fall out naturally
But that paper clip idea is awesome! Thank you :3
@@shohaimwhen i was little, i shoved a bobby pin in my sister’s ear to see what would happen
This is a great video. I remember having wax clogged in my ear and I had to go ahead and see the ear doctor. When I got that earwax out, I had super hearing for a day. I could hear a pin drop and felt like I was spiderman or some superhero. I swear.
😂
🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂
Exactly same happened to me.......after getting wax out....the moment doctor got the wax out it was like" now no one can call me dead"😂 yeah.,each and every sound was so clear and i got a headache😂
same, i didn't even feel car sick the way back home.
Your Spidey sense was certainly tingling!
Everyone: Don’t tell me what to do
Everyone 1 year later: *deaf*
me after being deaf: don’t tell me what to do _keeps cleaning ears with qtips_
lmaoooo
I love how this is right under the comment saying ‘don’t tell me what to do’
Lol i love this.
a lot of people has died on ridiculous way especially because they don't hygiene.
and yet so many people don't give a shit when an expert tried to explain something for them.
This is either bs or totally true. Either I'm the worst singer or everyone including strangers have been lying to me my entire life.
(The ladder makes sense.)
I remember when I was a kid, a doctor just jabbed a qtip in my ear canal. It was so painful I cried for like an hour and my parents and doctor thought I was just overreacting.
Aw
Creepa Aww mam
I am a kid I did that too now I can't hear is there a way to help me?🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
He was trying to get you hooked on a brain insurance transplant so when that was develops into a tumor he can make more money from referrals
i inserted q tips on my ear
i sorta removed the earwax i clogged in the first day of using q tips and my earwax is fewer than before
I learnt this the hard way. I had pushed so much wax back that my entire left ear was clogged.
I went to the doctor and they gave me a drop to put it in my ears for two days before getting it cleaned.
I went after two days and the doctor said that because there was so much clogging the drop hadn't even softened the upper layer.
So I said well let me come back a couple of days later and the doctor was like, "We don't do that here."
Mf pulled out his scissors, told my dad to restrain me and in 3-4 painful exorcisms freed me from deafness.
On the tissue paper was the biggest chunk ever pulled ever I think. I couldn't believe I was carrying that in my ear.
Hahaha😂😂
Your nasty
Yea but that must’ve been so satisfying
@@helenf.7221 It wasn't satisfying at first because they filled my ears with a white foamy liquid in both my ears post procedure.
But after a few hours, I was able to hear even the slightest sound.
I also realized that my voice had gotten a lot louder because I had been partially deaf for a better part of 2 years.
@@doggydoggywho I am currently going through that my self man, starting to feel deaf from one ear and I definitely know it’s all the wax clogging up. Did you have insurance or how much was the procedure for them to clean your ears?
That'd be great if seeing a medical professional didn't cost 2000$ more than q-tips
In India most people don't have free healthcare but the company my father works in has its on network of dispensaries and hospitals and provides all its employees with free healthcare
@@shadymello9146 That's really cool of that company to provide. In America you just don't go to the hospital unless you're ready to be in debt.
Lmaooo imagine going into massive debt just because you need to go see a doctor
Makes me wonder why some people just ignore their health problems till it's actually a major issue c:
@@DehOllie They ignore health problems until it's a major issue because checking to see if it's a major issue puts them in debt
@@unknowncreature-0069 Yes. Yes it does. Funny that isn't it?
Don’t tell me what to do. I like having eargasms
Salad Ass best sensation ever
Copycat
Just to share a tip, wet the ear bud with hot water. 5x more pleasure 🤤🤤
Salad Ass What kind of drugs were you on when you made your account?!
Piano Lover coke
"I never put it in the whole inch,
just the tip."
Said no man ever
Lol
I’d buy that for a dollar!
Except dudes with chode
🤣
@@urbanurban7825 what’s that?
don't just stab in back and forth to push things inward. Make sure the tip is slight damp, best after shower & excess water drainrd from the ear, slowly/lightly put in the q tip as deep as you wish to clean and gently push the tip toward the wall of canal, rotate it along the wall as you slowly pull out the q tip. Spin the q tip if you want extra grab on the way out. Don't ever put back in the used side.
The filipino way😎
I go for that extra grab so I spin in my fingers @ rpm’s
Its the same shit ur still pushing wax back in
I do that. Sometimes pulling out small chunks
This information is so wrong harmful this is exactly against what the dr says in the video
"you really need a medical professional to get it out for you" I'm american. I can't afford that. I got a coat hanger and a lighter. i'll figure something out.
Yeah, seriously. Let me go spend $100 real quick so some guy can clean my ears.
The last time I asked a doctor about a clogged ear, he just jammed a big wooden Q-tip in my ear, and he was not gentle.
@@TotlyNotATroll We're all so afraid of how we treat our bodies, how we clean ourselves, etc. We always do it gently, like cleaning your ears, or your braces
And then you see a doctor and they teach you how _really_ durable you are
Yep
I have been using q-tips my whole life with no issue, I also have super sensitive hearing, this video can't be very truthful...
Ear doctors: dont put Q tips in your ears
Q tip box label's: dont put these in your ear
The entire planet: *BLASPHEMY*
To be fair, the patent for Q tips is for cleaning ears. Lawyers got involved and it went to shit.
@@ironnerd8336 i think its for the outside of the ear
@@ironnerd8336 haha I use them for cleaning electronics it really gets in there
@@aaaawubadugh8054 not just electronic i use for cleaning the edges of my mirror and car screen, ac, it's really good
@@aaaawubadugh8054 for electronics you should use microfiber, better. The cotton of the q-tips leaves residues
You stop the Q-Tip when there is resistance.
- Chandler Bing.
😭😭😭😂😂😂⚰️ A man of culture
I thought I had heard Q tip somewhere but didn't know where. Thank God hahah
🤣 OMG I just remembered that scene while watching this too!
@@niccolopaganini4082 SAME 🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂
I love Dr. Voigt's energy. He's so polite, respectful, yet very real with the delivery of the right information. Love his personality.
Damn, I've been alive for almost two decades and I never saw that warning lmaoo
Stalin Valdez same
TWO decades? That's like 20 years
CorporalPoon I said "for Almost".
This is super common knowledge. 2 and a half decades here. I’ve been told this since I was a child. In all honesty it hasn’t stopped me. I’ve tried the soap and water way. It’s a great way to get water stuck in your ear.
Stalin Valdez lol Stalin
For everyone skeptical out there, yes, I’ve used Q-tips my whole life, and yes, I had problems. I had to go see a medical professional to remove my wax because of q-tips, and I swear being deaf of both ears for 3 weeks because of wax stuck in your ears sucks. Really.
But...but the q tip feels so good :((
@@babynyxe4784 here for a good ti e not a long time 😎
@@jenjen_oreo I’m sending you all my luck 😭 Also I discovered something : it’s like a metallic Q-Tip, but instead of the cotton bud, there’s an empty loop at the end, it helps clean without pushing the wax deeper into the ear. You should give it a try, it helped me quite a few times. But, if you’re experiencing a serious hear loss, I recommend you getting it medically removed, it’s not long or painful, and it is basically the only way to get a block a wax out of ear without damage
Everyone in my family has used them our whole lives and none of us thankfully have ever had a problem, but with me I think it’s just because my earwax is runny like it’s supposed to be and not firm so it’s not pushing a physical particle deeper
im here too because of this tbh, been 7 years and one of my ears keep blocking on and off and today it closed again. Each time it happens it hurts a lot and i beg and beg my mom to take me to the doctors but she never does im just so tired of this now
As long as it gets rid of the itch in my ear.... Im still using it
The itch is probably there because you're using them. The wax is supposed to be there, it protects the ear canal from irritation.
@Belony11zz if you're worried you should see a doctor, ifvyou have excess it may need to be removed.
by doing that you cause inflamation tha cause you more itching...idiot.
No no no! You're doing it all wrong! The Q-tip is for cleaning. If you get an itch, that's when you use a car key!
use paperclip it feels much better.
I've used q-tips for cleaning my ears for years (1x 1-2 weeks), never had any problems. The warning on the package is so they don't get sued if you ask me. If you clean your ears with a q-tip you scrape out the wax or just stick it to the q-tip by tipping the wax. When going in to your ear of course you don't touch the wall of your inner ear, that way you will push the wax in to your ear. And don't go too deep. I never clean my ears after showering, but on other times. Sometimes in the morning after waking up, when the wax is a bit softer/stickier.
Doctor: "Don't stick q-tips in your ears."
Me: "What?"
Seriously tho what?? I've been using q tips to clean ear wax for my whole 16 years
Bro this comment is underrated!
@Moose_RL 😂
@Moose_RL That makes sense, I do have problems hearing people at loud places, thanks for the tip
Damn bro ur ears need medic
Me who uses that small metallic spoon like thing to clean my ears: "Wait... People use Q-tips?"
Oh yeah that shit imo is more satisfying than q-tip.
wait you guys use tools to clean your ears???
@@theaccounter relatable
A Bob pin?
Same when i was younger i use that and i was crying and now i use the plastic one
Yes its not good to put a Q-tip in your ear, but lets be honest here. After a nice shower those bad boys are great for drying your ears..
lmao
Camaro Troy lol I thought it was only me.
Nathario Baillou ikr XD I thought I was the only one that likes to use a q-tip for drying my ears XD
Camaro Troy Totally agreeing with you!
i use them to dry my ears and use them when i am itchy cuz fat sensation doe
The reason why this video is on Business Insider's UA-cam channel. You have to pay consultantation fee everytime you visit the doctor to clean your ears. PURE BUSINESS!
Imagine studying 9 years just to know whats the best way to clean your ears
He gets paid alot. That what matteres
@@alexYu-gi-oh Imagine being paid alot just for knowing whats the best way to clean your ears
@@dev.j255 Ngl that’s kinda cool lmao
@@dev.j255 Bro it is not just that knowledge and nothing just…. in the initial 6 to 7 years it is all of human body including drugs and medicines…The later years are practice and more specialised… But who am I even replying to… someone who names himself God!🤣
If my parents had named me that I would have changed it ngl
@@dev.j255 my man out there be helping people on small but potentially dangerous things and you here roasting him on a UA-cam comment section, like c'mon man.
I'm sure everyone uses them because of the orgasmic sensation majority of the time either way.
Me too. This video has made me get out of bed to clean my ears for the great sensation!
LifelsGreat ikr
OMFG YES
LifelsGreat Yeh...fml
I thought I was the only one
But why does it feel so good ☠️ I can’t be the only one
You’re not lol
You are stimulating the vagus nerve.
@@CommanderCodey What’s that?? Explain please, the masses must be informed!
Nope. It's called an eargasm. Not to be confused with eargasm, which describes a strong, positive reaction to music, sound effects or voices.
Eargasm 😀
We did that and my daughter's ear got clogged.
We went to the doctor who prescribed drops which were quite painful.
We went to see another doctor who told us it was not the right medicine.
We're now using Q-tip every 2 weeks and there hasn't been a problem since.
The trick is to use multiple Q-tips if it is dirty: 1 swab, check, if dirty, use a clean one.
don't get me wrong, q tips gave me feelings i never know i can feel
@ even a tongue 👁️👄👁️
@ *looks at cactus*
@@user-fk2vu3qh7c 😳
@ Girls give me headache
Boys give me head
@@IcE-_-Kidd oh to see without my eyes
👁️👄👁️
I use Q-tips daily, when the doctor looked in my ears they said "wow those are the cleanest ears I have ever seen!".
DrewPicklesTheDark That whole “you’ll push it in deeper” thing is total bs! If you clean everyday after a warm shower, you won’t have stuff to push in. I can’t believe how stupid people are.
exactly
same
Preferably clean them every other day. Also depends on how dirty the environment is on a daily basis. The wax is a protective coating, if it gets removed too soon before it did its job the ear will become dry like an itchy nose. If it gets irritated with dirt build up, however, go ahead and clean it.
Yep, people with medical degrees are stupid, eh? :-D
Me: *watches video*
Also me: *continues to use a Q-tip*
Trisha at least it gets rid of the itch
I was using a cue tip while reading the comments. It's weird, for some reason it makes me want to cough if I try to clean my left ear but not the right
Me: *always taking a shower when my ears is kinda blocked
bobby pin with a narrow loop careful not to go so deep and scrape along the walls of your ear
Trisha why
The Q tip warning is like speed limit warnings - for the dullest 40% or so of us. Having used them for 55+ years daily after showers, KEEP the canal free of wax and twist gently while entering - FEELING for resistance (is never any) and swab gently while exiting. Recently bought an Otoscope with chord to phone and can watch and photograph my eardrum and canal. $40. Clean as a whistle
link the scope pls?
I don't really feel like this video provided an alternative to Q-tips lol
it didnt. imo it raised more questions than answers
Questions about validity of otolaryngology as a science.
Consider soap can remove natural oil and can cause problems.
I use quips regularly and it doesn't make impacted wax at all.
I forgot my qtips
Man, imagine a world where you could do a more thorough deeper cleaning of your ear without having to go to a professional, using a cheap tool you can find at any old store.
people in this world are way to stupid to use a tool like that, i've already read so many "I punctured my ear drum" comments in this comment section lol
hydrogen peroxide & rubbing alcohol, 50/50 mix, and a squeeze syringe, like you use on babies.. a little squirt at a time will sizzle like alka-seltser in your ear, and melt the wax away! Works every time!
@@bigwo56 god bless you
@@FRXGTRAP and you! Thank you
@@bigwo56 RUBBING ALCOHOL?! HELL NAW
WTF! I don't search shit on cleaning my ears, but I have talked about how clogged up they are past couple of weeks and now this is recommended? WTF!!! They are listening!
Those tiny cameras are built in for a reason.
maybe you bought some q tips on your credit card. they are definitely watching and listening.
They actually do do that
@@willsmithsknee2245 you said do do.
A friend was visiting me and told me about a certain phone service provider and the next day I started getting ads about that company. I may turn off the volume for my computer when I don't have a need for sound.
I have eczema that affects in insides of my ears, also I have sensory issues which I rememdy with earplugs, so I have to clean my ears often of wax, dried skin, and the moisturizer I use specially for my ears. I have a special hook-like device with a camera that allows me to see what I’m doing so I can clean my ears at home. The brand I use is called Spade, but I know there are others out there. It is very helpful.
Good sir, can you please provide link for such device, or a searching key-word?
l also have dermatitis in my ears, my doctor perscribed a sreroid cream and told me to insert it with a Q- tip!
Do you put any moisturizer in??
@@louisecoulter5882 I do use a moisturizer, however it is non-medicated so I don’t use to worry about getting it on my skin, so I just use my pinky fingers to apply it. It’s a mix of Absorbase I’ve thinned with vitamin e oil so it’s not so gloopy- that way it doesn’t clog my ears when I put it in. I understand why they’d tell you to use a cotton swab for steroid cream though, don’t want that absorbing into your fingers!
Him: Don't use Q-tips to clean your ears.
My cousin: Uses a freaking matchstick
what'n da fu-
My old man does the same
how about a lit one? :d
He never said no matches!
I also use matchsticks and some time pen refills when matchstick aren't nearby.
Been jamming and twisting q tips in my ears my whole life. Never had a problem
Amen to that.
We second that 🖐👁👁
Same, my hearing is amazing and I never had ear issues
Same here. The only times I've ever had ear problems was because of some other infection like a head cold or flu that caused a secondary infection in my ear, which I was able to clear out with a q-tip and some peroxide in a few days.
I ruptured my damn eardrum.
Wtf.... Now I got to pay doctors to even take wax out my ear!!!!
No, there's a product on Amazon called "Elephant ear washer". It works wonders for clogged ears. Just fill it with 1/2 hydrogen peroxide and 1/2 warm water and flush out your ears.
@@alexstevens9101 Thanks!!!
Tbh I had my doctor clean out my ears recently and it was INCREDIBLE. Basically just flushed the ish out of my ear and got out pea-sized pieces of wax. Then I got the bill from insurance though....yikes.
There are ear pickers on amazon for $5 that work nicely. I have chronic wax build up and it saves me from going to the doctor.
VictorianWhispers Moron 🤦♂️
I had my ear cleaned four yrs ago bc of this, wax got extremely hard and i was so shocked of the amount when the doc cleaned it all out.
I think that happens to only some people. But wow you must've felt real good getting all that wax out!
@@jahjoeka i had hard time listening from my left ear so yes it felt heavenly after all of that
then didn't it just build back up? for me it did and I can't just keep affording to remove it medically
@@pepsy910 my one build up back in 2 months even though I wasn't using ear birds(Q-tip) :/. Also in both ears on that :/
ear wax will always build up but they usually are not near the ear drums and wont go rock solid instantly, yall should try the small metal one to clean your ears, idk whats its called tho. I still enjoy eargasm
In Asia, we have a small metal stick about 7-8cm long with a spoon-looking head to remove these wax (which is called bobby pin or something idk, I stole it from people replies), with a flashlight and a skillful person, you can remove these wax pretty easily.
Edit: in VietNam these things were called "que/ cây móc ráy tai" which is technically translated to a stick that helps to remove ear-wax
Edit2: ear pick
Edit3: learn something new everyday
No shit really?
@@masalamochi in India our mothers do this easily like they are professional
Not just Vietnam. Asia
@@masalamochi Yeah, Its a really small spoon smaller than ear canal but you can't use it on your own, you should have someone to pick your ear wax using that smol spoon.
@@eprostation4260 okay
Has anyone actually stopped using q-tips after watching this, i sure as hell didn't
BornOnTheWestCoast you are stupid then
BB K no lol if you use qtip you will get and inflammation
@@madapigi1 no shit sherlock
I stop using q tips. The wax just fall right especially after i took showers
you can use q-tips to apply ointments on small wounds.
2 or 3 years ago, before quarantine I got my first ear infection. It hurt like HELL. The sound of literally everything hurt so bad- from my own crying(it hurt that bad) to hearing the door open, etc.
I don't know if this whole itchy ear thing started from that, but I think so because I don't remember my ears being uncontrollably itchy before then.
I try using Q Tips often because they are literally the *only* thing I have to make the itchiness go way before it returns shortly.
And Q Tips are horrible for me, as they literally make me go deaf.
So yes, Q Tips are dangerous. You should also consider safer ways to use them if you are going to ignore safety precautions and use them anyway.
EDIT :
So I went to the ER for an ear infection a few weeks or months ago (it was my second time going to the ER for an ear infection). The ear infection I talk about in my first sentence in my first comment was my first ever ear infection, which was unbearable. I never went to the ER for that one, but I should have and I regret the decision I made back then. I decided I should force myself to go through the pain bc I thought it was something "too small" to go to the ER and bother other ppl for.
Please yall if you're dealing w an ear infection and you find it unbearable (you can't sleep) please go to the ER if it is an option!
Aside from that I also want to make 2 other things known :
1. Itchy ears can be caused by allergies
2. Check out if you need to get your ears irrigated for ear wax impaction.
I'll start w allergies. I have dust allergies, nothing else besides that, but nowadays when they flare up, they flare up *bad*, other ppl find my stuffy nose during this borderline intolerable. I definitely don't think most of my ear itching was from allergies bc the spray wasn't always guaranteed to help, but sometimes my nasal spray helped a tiny bit sometimes. So it's something to consider.
Now about the ear wax impaction and irrigation.
Ear wax impaction is basically when your ears are too full of ear wax, and it might be kind of stuck inside. Irrigation is a procedure where they flush the ears w water and hydrogen peroxide.
On my second visit to the ER, the doctor ordered that my ears should be irrigated because she couldn't see the back of my ear drums.
So basically they have a syringe, a little bucket, some towels, 3% hydrogen peroxide, water, etc. The bucket is to catch the stuff comes out of your ear during the irrigation, the syringe is to flush your ear w the mix of water and hydrogen peroxide. Towels so you can stay dry.
It might look scary but if you think you might deaf from ear wax impaction, get it checked out and mention irrigation, *make sure you ask about how you could do it at home*!
Just make sure they flush your ears w warm water (*this will prevent vertigo/dizziness!!*). Let them know if the end of the syringe is touching your ear (this will likely feel uncomfortable!).
Other than that, there's not much for me to say. Ik going to the doctor or ER may be unrealistic for some especially if they feel like they have to go often for this (I'm in the same position) so my alternative is Amazon. When I can, I'm gonna buy ear flushing kits and mix water and 3% hydrogen and do it myself.
During that ER visit I was there for 5 hours, and I had 2 separate nurses irrigate it and the doctor said she still couldn't see the back of my ear drum so she scheduled a follow up ENT, which I unfortunately couldn't get to. Which is why I'm trying to do it at home (it's just more realistic for me also a nurse told me I could do it at home).
50/50 mix of water and peroxide. use a nose syringe to put it in your ear. let sit for 30 seconds and rinse over and over with the nose syringe until the ear is flushed out. do it like once a month twice a month at most. Point the stream of water towards the sides of the ear to flush it out and not at the eardrum. you can do this in the shower or over a disposable cup. rinse your ears well after ever shower with just the shower head by letting your ear fill up and dumping it out a few times for maintenance.
I got multiple ear infections and it's nowhere near as bad as you portrayed it to be.
Try an ear spoon or something like that. Clean your ears first.
If you don't have easy access to a medical professional(or visiting one costs way, way too much), you should probably buy an ear spoon. Use tissues to absorb the earwax-liquid-thingy-I-forgot-the-name-of.
@@rebeccacummings6697 🤓
@@sonicman9910 🤡Cry harder.
STORY TIME: I used a q-tip in my ears yesterday. Right after, all sound was completely muffled in my right ear. It has not gone away. No, I did not roughly jab it in my ear. And no, I did not push it in extremely far. I tried cleaning it out myself with Debrox according to box instructions, and it is even more muffled. Using q-tips can push ear wax further into your canal. The ear wax buildup is what's muffling my hearing. So to everyone hating, this is a very real thing. Some people cannot use q-tips. I've learned the hard way. Now, I have to go to an ENT doctor to clean out my ear. 🥺
Correction: most people shouldn't be inserting q tips. It is even written on the packages of brands. But people don't read it seems...
@@DiamondsRexpensive Their lawyers made them put that warning on the package, mainly because the world is filled with idiots...
I've had qtips in my ears every single day of my life for at least the last 25 years, never had a single problem...
Keep in mind, just because 1 person didn't realize the coffee was going to be hot doesn't mean we ALL need a warning on the cup. Some people are smarter than others...
@@creamwobbly Silly me, I've been using my earbuds to listen to music etc this entire time! Can you please provide me with instructions for cleaning my ears with them? I can't seem to find any information about the process online...
The same thing happened to me a few hours ago, also the right ear. Please tell me you got the problem solved. 🥲
@@viniciusgerhardt4222 I went to an ear, nose, and throat doctor. I don't know what the medical term for what they used is, but it was essentially an ear vacuum that got everything out. After it, I could hear perfectly normally again.
Didn't really give any good TIPS how to clean your ears ! :P
that is because it is an advertisement to go see a doctor to do it, you know because we humans are too stupid to do things on our own.
Yeah the only one is when he said to clean them the best time is to when your showering and clean your ears with soap or get your finger and a damp towel and swab it around :/
hydrogen peroxide squirted into the ear with an eye dropper
@@davidrose2172 it has to stay in their to get rid of it all I recommend after hydrogen peroxide you get and erway cleaning kit that can spray water in your ear to the point where any loose earwax can come out
I know right soap and water wont pull wax out of my ears wtf lmao
My ENT doctor told me it’s perfectly fine to use Q-tips as long as you do it right. He says a lot of people do it wrong and that’s why the general advice is to say not to do it at all.
Yup. My mom taught me how to do it right. Why people stabbing at it? You use it to swipe and wipe.
What is the right way to use it?
I sometimes wonder how the people that don't use Q-tips can stand to go through the day with one of those deep ear itches that you can only get to with a Q-tip
First rule, be damned careful.
@@ALu-nq8rf Yes and don‘t go too far inside
I've always used Q-tips for cleaning my ear and never had a problem so far. What I noticed is that wax doesnt really get pushed in by the tips, but rather sticks to the cotton tips because when I pull out I sometimes have large chunks of wax stuck on the end. I sometimes soak the tips in warm water and clean my ears that way
Bleach works good for me
i hope no one actully trys this
I did it and now I can't hear more than 3 feet away. I'm trying a different brand next time.
I just put some bleach inside my ears, what now?
Clorox Bleach bro ?
Windex? Sounds a bit Greek to me!
Ford car keys work the best
Arlind Sadikaj lol
LOL
Lmao my dad does this shit, nasty.
Arlind Sadikaj what? Are you crazy???? You are insane actually!! The TOYOTA keys are the best!!!
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I was ready to stop using them. But he never really gave me the alternative.. 😂
Try a bobby pin to help scoop out the earwax
Watch the WHOLE video. He said to use soap & water 😒
Pen cap.
@@iceninerenee2816 bro who's gonna put soap in their ear 😂😂
@@IsaacHND are you ignorant? Step. 1 moisten wash rag. Step. 2 lather soap into wash rag. Step 3. Clean your mother****ing ear. ✨magic✨it’s clean!
Been using q-tips for years, never had a problem, never damaged anything, never had clogged ears.
Then how am i supposed to hear?
Wow
A verified youtube channel get so much disrespect here
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Aditya Kant Kushwaha 🤣🤣
Fr the wax is all up in my ear rn my ear wax is naturally liquidy so it muffles my hearing.
@@Suzy-zf6hj same
I cannot hear anything out of it and I'm a child plss help I'm so scared
it will itch inside if i dont use q tips
POTATO Potato TBH TRUUUUU
also HOW WOULD PEOPLE DRY THEIR WASTES WITHOUT Q TIPS
Lillian blow on it
I know the feeling. Us a this wash cloth wrapped around your little finger.
Holy shit I thought I was the obly one
Soooo, just supposed to leave my ears filled with wax and only wash the outside of my ears?
Yup. Your ears produce that stuff for a reason. It's supposed to be there.
As long as you don't put the ear bud or Q-tip into your ear canal, you're fine. Don't put it inside the ear canal obviously, that will push it deeper. Use them properly.
Your teeth naturally produce plaque. Should I not use a toothbrush?
Matches_Malone - Well.. that's from things we eat and don't remove properly.. but I guess the analogy works okay... bottom line, not everything that happens in our bodies are beneficial! agreed lol.
Also to the first person.. yea ear wax in generally is fine.. but we're talking more about an excess of ear wax outside of the canal. Which is totally fine to remove with an ear bud when done in such a manner that isn't idiotic.
the plaque is from unhealthy foods, if you ever tried healthy foods it cleans itself.
My left ear was SUPER clogged once and I had to have nurse expel it out with warm water. When I say it tickled me to the point of tears I’m not exaggerating. Legit the most ticklish I’ve ever been in my life but yea, no more Q-Tips
so you're telling me to clean the wax off with soap and water?
or to visit a doctor and pay money just to get the wax in your ear which comes back very quickly BTW out?!
give us the real solution quit holding out on us
#TellUs
Better than you Maybe hydrogen peroxide would help? I don't know how deep it actually goes into the ear, but isn't the point of it to break up excessive ear wax?
I use the shower wand to blast the wax out, works great.
Better than you I
You can go to a drugstore and get a little bottle of ear drops to soften the wax, over the counter.
I used q tips all my life I stoped using it because they said it was not good too do so for 4 months my wax build up was so bad I started too have ear infections. So I'm back using them and ive been better ever since.
Same with me and wearing women's underwear.
@@willsmithsknee2245 nice
You better use it till your wax starts building up really bad
That's chronic.
Right with ya.
Im so pissed off I fucked up my ear just a minute ago.
I clean my ears every single day with a Q-Tip, I've done since I was a child, I've never hurt myself, I've never had a giant ball of wax stuck in my ear either.
I think I'm just going to stick with it.
Whatever works for you. But I would suggest you to change the q tip for simple toilet paper and your small finger. Pushing your wax inside is not what your body wants.
Who’s watching right after using them to clean your ears?🤣🤣
Me
Me
Meee
Yea me haha
Me i searched up my i cough when I put a q tip in my ear but this game up
I don't give a f*** it feels good
I say the same thing about auto erotic asphyxiation.
The Tyrie then I hope you loose your hearing
True, but you won't be able to hear very well.
@@willsmithsknee2245 where have I heard that before
Yeh I used to do it everyday for that reason, untill I got an ear infection, and it was REALLY painful. Like, I couldn't go to school for 5 days and I didn't even enjoy it because I cried all the time. That shit hurts.
Personally, I use Q-tips after a shower, always in a spinning motion and never pushing too deep. I doubt I'm pushing anything further in.
Me too
Yup. Exactly. And to dry any remaining water.
YESS THROUGH THE SIDES OF THE EARS
Same.
I use Q-Tips soaked on peroxide or warm water. It melts the wax.
I am 72 and I have been putting Q tips into my ears pretty much daily since I was in college. After washing my (now not much) hair I hold my ears up to the shower to get the suds off; that also puts some water into my ears. After my shower I swab out my ears. Recently my physician looked into my ears and commented that they are unusually clean. I think my hearing is relatively average for my age. BTW I also often scrape out my ear canal with the (sort of a clip) on the cap of a stick pen. So there! Just be careful when doing these things....
I went to an urgent clinic and they removed years of wax buildup. It was incredible seeing so much wax after they basically shot it out. My hearing was normal again.
Is it "Normal" or is it "Spiderman Sense Normal"?
You don't actually say the best method of getting it out, making the title irrelevant.
lol he said you should clean your ears while taking a shower. just watch the whole damn video before commenting.
@@drogadepc but is it the best though?
+Lucas Vasconcelos you're cleaning your ears in the shower? how lol. If you are one of the people who get excessive ear wax, shower cleaning won't do shit for you.
@@drogadepc yep
@Ashley Buchanan This is dangerous for the ear, only used when bacteria in ear and even then you need to watch the concentration. This is not for ear cleaning, but disinfection.
Of course. It’s so simple. All I have to do is pay money. Thanks man. Some solid advice there.
Psycho Flicks Productions Americans don't have free healthcare :(
he did say see a medical professional so I'm assuming they dont live in your shower?
Psycho Flicks Productions the water costs money dude hahaha
giogio giogio so does wifi, so I guess they've got their priorities straight.
Apparently you have to pay extra to clean your ears in the shower, damn those earwax taxes
I just used peroxide to clean my ears. I don’t have a dropper so I just carefully poured a little in. I let it sit and tilted my head in every direction, holding each time I changed the angle for a moment. I felt like doing that got it to go a little deeper.
I kept it in until the fizzing stopped. Drained it out, took a shower, and then poured alcohol in to make it dry up any moisture.
Now that my ears are clean, I can hear what my neighbors are wanting for dinner. Thanks, Doc!
This one time I tripped whilst cotton-budding my ear, and it went so far into my ear I swear to god I thought about just flushing myself down the toilet it hurt so bad
Just picturing this is enough to make my ear go crazy
Ow
I never use Q tips and am happy with it. After going to a specialist to clear my ear, I was pleased and finally convinced my father to go to one too. We teased him for a bit because his ears were clogged for a long while and everything was loud to him when he came out of the doctor's.
How much did the specialist cost?
@@bencarlson4300 it’s usually less than 100 dollars per person ($60 for me), but you have to set up an appointment and there usually isn’t an opening for weeks + day of they make you wait for hours sometimes so lots of patience more than anything.
If he had just use q-tips his ears would have been cleaned
@@bencarlson4300$15 for me :P living in Australia
But but... What about eargasms... God invented ears so we have those. 😭
I'm Asian I use bobby hair pin to clear wax and eargasmic
Ibrahim Bahakim Im pretty sure that god invented them for us to hear... but that’s just my opinion
@@Scorpion-jv7pc Yes.
(*God)
Child of God Nope (*god)
@@stevethea5250 same
So I had one episode of loss of hearing from from my left ear in the cold season( This was after I used a Q tip get rid of an itch). When I went to the doctor, he simply used warm water along with some disinfectant and used syringe( without needle) to force the wax out. The procedure took 10 minutes and after the whole process he gave me a few tablets. After 3 days my hearing was back to normal. From that day I never cleaned my ear myself and rather let a professional do it for me.
Now I understood why in FRIENDS Chandler used to say you gotta stop the Q tip when there's resistance 😂
Damn 😂😂😂 stop the Q tip when there's resistance 😂😂😂😂
There’s actually a tool that looks like a very tiny spoon and you can scrape out the earwax and eat it while you’re at it.
What?
Had me in the first half, ngl
Yum, have u tried it pickled?
Why
🤣 Why dude why just say it like a normal person
Okay so if you really still wanna use q-tips and feel the need to, here’s how I used to do it. Don’t just push it in. That’ll just push the wax in, as said. Instead, circle the ear canal gently round and round using the q-tip. Don’t go in deep, or you may damage your ear. But again, maybe you should listen to the company 🥰there are certain swabs meant for wax cleaning with very specific instructions
big brown earwax finally came off after almost an eternity of failure
thank you
I use a similar technique, but I soak the Q-Tip on peroxide or warm water before.
Yes! That's exactly what i do, and do this rarely. Like once every 3 months when my ears are really bothering me. Also, only use brand name q tips! The generic ones come off into your ear
I clean my ears with q-tips. I clean the wax before it solidifies and the q-tip just soaks it up, the inside of my ears feel itchy if I do not do this. When I went to the doctor to have them checked they said there was no wax in them at all.
I tried cleaning my ears in the shower by tilting my head and letting them fill with water for a little bit. Doing this a few times gave me tinnitus that lasted for weeks.
I noticed that washing my ears with soap and water also clogs them up, though…
that's why he explained the unclogging thing at the end
I clean my ears with paper clips
SpicyMemeLordChase I use tooth picks
bobby pin omm
SpicyMemeLordChase Same. Bend the middle bit out to make a scoop. Works like a charm and feels weirdly soothing too. Like an itch you never knew you had.
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K6 no
Me watching this while cleaning my ear with Q-tips 💀
I had to go the hospital as a kid cause a giant pillar of wax had clogged my ear. And literally thought I was ignoring my parent’s call whenever they’d call for me as a child. I was practically deaf & no one educated me on how to clean my ears. Sorry, I’m traumatized for not having my ears cleaned, and I’m gonna keep using qtips to keep my ears minimal with wax.
This is one of my fears, losing one of my senses.
I’m perfectly fine now, but I’ve temporarily lost both my sight and my hearing. It is SUPER unsettling and is a real pain in the ass. It’s important to keep yourself healthy, or at least healthy enough to not have serious problems.
@@VotingHarmony how can you type and read what he said if you're blind
@@roger9592 Did you not read the first half of what I typed?
@@VotingHarmony oh yeh sorry my eyes went right past that 🤦♂️
eh it's just one ear
People who use the rounded side of safety pins: You guys are using Q-tips?!
I once had the worst ear infection of my life because I used qtips all the time. I was in excruciating pain for days.
Am I still using qtips because it feels so good? YES
Did it go? I Have one
@@scar2494 nope still have it, and still bothers me , I even remember I day it happened
"Clean your ear canals with an object that's about the size of your elbow"
What ? !!!
@@b.namita stretch it like good puss
@@oerlikon20mm29 😂😂
Ur not supposed to jam Q tips in ur ear you just twist it lightly and carefully
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@@محمدزيباريبيشمهركه يا ابله 🤣
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I have literally used q-tips daily my whole adult life, and I have regular doctor visits, each time I get a comment on how clean the inside of my ears are. I'm sure there are people who don't understand how to clean their ears with q-tips that will do damage to themselves. I guess I'm lucky because it's always been simple, straight forward and relieving to clean my ear canals daily.
Me too
I bet even Forrest Gump with his IQ of 75 knows how to properly and safely use qtips in his ears. But the world is filled with people much dumber so we get warnings on boxes and stupid videos like this. Oh well...
Wet it a bit and twirl it into the ear. Daily. Never a problem. Couldn't be cleaner even with peroxide.
can you tell me how exactly you do it
@@_AN94_ @varadsalunhe9008 Everyone's ear canal is different, so I'm not a good source of information for everyone, but what I do is lightly dampen the q-tip, and scrape around in a circular fashion, pointing the ear downwards so any wax affected by gravity falls out. Never gotten any blockages from q-tips.
Based on the comments I don't recommend putting Q-tips in your ear if you produce dry wax, if your wax is wet than it's much easier.
Been doing it daily for 25 years with no problem. I wonder if that makes the difference? I never have enough built up to push back in.
Yes same here. Using it since 8-10 years without any problem.
I use one of those wax removal kits with the ear drops and water bulb to get the wax out anytime ! Some stupid quack billed my insurance $ 850 for this years ago , calling it an in office surgical procedure . Never again.
Sometimes I do this whole day when water accidentally gets in my ear during bathing 😂
I used to suffer from so many ear infections, my wax would pile up and cause temporary deafness too, and the itching! After a round of prescription ear drops I still had buildup in my ears. At the follow up the doctor mentioned I had a glob on the way and he couldn't assess me well. He used a tool similar to a blackhead mover (like a steel stick with different sized hoops at the end) and just removed the glob, instant relief. I was told to never stick anything in my ears but after that appointment I would regularly use the hoop of a Bobby pin to remove wax. Ever since then, no more infections and costly USELESS ear drops. That was since I was 12, now I have an actual plastic blackhead remover to keep these ears clean. Whatever works so long as its kept clean.
You know. I have been using Q-tips my whole life and i stick them down there. I also wash my ears with soap and water. My doctor checked my ears once and said I had the cleanest inside of my ears she'd ever seen!
any tips of how ur using q-tips?
Well you are supposed to have ear wax inside, so that sounds really bad. I don’t understand People’s irrational phobia of having ear wax in the ear....
A bar of soap in the shower, lather fingers, stick in ears, swirl around, stick head under shower head and rinse LOL
@@RacmusDK it's disgusting.
Talavera jr You dont have to look at or deal with it in any Way. Its supposed to be in the Ear. How Can that be disgusting
I highly disagree with this for a few reasons. 1) I've gotten soapy water stuck in my ears that have caused an ear infection before. 2) I have unusually large ear canal hairs that will either detach and fall to my eardrum or grow onto my eardrum. It's incredibly annoying and cotton swobs are the only thing that has helped. These same hairs also retain water so I can't buy an ear flush bottle to take care of it either. 3) Lastly whenever I've gone in for my yearly doctors checkup they look and tell me that my ears look healthy.
Of note: I tend to have clear and less viscous ear wax than some people so that might be true about the plugging the ear unintentionally with wax but only for those who have a more viscous type of earwax.
@@Fabio-ql5yf He said to wash them with water, not rub soap in them
@@Adomas_B .... 1:00 he says soap and water.
I thought he meant on the outside.
Exactly. I've been to the doctor for perforated eardrums FROM water getting in them. Adding soap to that?! "Swimmers Ear/Ear Infection City, Population: You"
@@Fabio-ql5yf The doctor obviously means to wash your ears from outside with soap and water!
Even if you don’t use qtips at all, some people can still get a wax build up resulting in plugged ears. Some people just make way too much wax 🤷♀️
Q tips will only make that worse?
lmao right i sleep with earplugs i cant imagine how clogged my ears should be according to his video
@@jameslee9314 Not always. My mother used to clean my ears with qtips and I never had a problem. Since she stopped doing that, my ears get clocked by ear wax.
@@goldcraft1337 is she doing the circular motion
if so then it is the right way to use a q tip inside ur ear
funny how it's on the Business Insider youtube channel
This dude got his medical degree out of a cereal box.
Tyler Durden why?
Because he didn't tell you what you want to hear?
Tricks are for kids cereal box lol 🤣🤣🤣
Tyler Durden I’m done you won
J M the best burn in history
J M He really is a Doctor of Medicine. Look up his web page on the NYU Langone Health website
So...... I've been doing it the right way and being scolded by my mom for not using Q-tips my whole life. I just H A T E having anything inside my ears, having her clean my ears with Q-tips as a kid was always a nightmare
You shouldn't. Put ear drops or spray a little bit of hot water and ear-wax will automatically come out.
been cleaning my ears with "cotton bud" my whole life without issue, the trick is clean your ears everyday dont let the wax pile up or thicken up and the other trick is rotate the bud while slowly pushing inside your ears so the wax wont pushed inside deeper, well this may be applied only for those with "wet wax", but if you have a "dry wax" its better to ask someone to scoop your ear wax for you every week.
I have been using q-tip for nearly 3 decades and never had ears plugged with wax. The thing is, there are technique as to how to shove a q-tip inside your ears. Usually i aim for the center of the hole when entering, avoiding the walls as much as possible and when I exit, i then scrape the walls, sometime even applying a lot of pressures. And so far, it really work for cleaning my ears.
Read the instructions on your q tip package.
@@DiamondsRexpensive that only exists so they cant get sued if you injure your ears which is very easy to do if you're a moron
That’s exactly how I’ve been cleaning my ears for as long as I can remember. I must be a genius without knowing it
Then why the Fuck were Q tips invented?
to clean shits?
not for ears
That's not an answer twit.
H Estrada because the people that made them wanted you to ask
H Estrada for newborns. Since their skin is soft and sensitive Q-tips are used to clean areas like armpits
I use Q-Tips using name brands, so they don’t break off. The trick is if my ear canal is wet I gently press it and it absorbs water. If it itches, I twirl it AND then press it around in a circle to contact all the ear canal wall. It picks up clumps of dark brown wax and feels great. Maybe not a good idea to do as I do, but I like if
If someone's damaged their eardrum by sticking something in their ear, then they clearly weren't paying attention because anything that gets that far in is going to hurt like hell.
I have a wax scraper with a little camera on the end and I can see how far into my ear I can go before something hurts. It's not up to my eardrum, that's for sure.