Forget Q-Tips - Here’s How You Should Be Cleaning Your Ears
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2016
- 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 
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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.
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'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
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
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
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
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?
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
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!
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 love Dr. Voigt's energy. He's so polite, respectful, yet very real with the delivery of the right information. Love his personality.
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!
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
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?
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.
The reason why this video is on Business Insider's RUclips channel. You have to pay consultantation fee everytime you visit the doctor to clean your ears. PURE BUSINESS!
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!
"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...
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.
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.
"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?
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’m not voluntarily filling my ears with water. That feeling is so nasty.
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
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
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.
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!
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
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?
Don't use that, my father did for a couple of years and he has a hearing problem now, it's much worse than q tips, I m hoping you already know that but it can actually can make you partially or completely deaf.. stop it right away..take care man..
I have done medical treatment of wax this year.... Was feeling so good after cleaning of that... 🙂🙂
This correlates with what I tell my patients, as a mid-level family practice PA in the Midwest of USA. A few times a week, let the hot water of your normal shower irrigate your ear canals for 20-30 seconds each side, meanwhile using your littlest finger to wiggle around and work out whatever "greasy" bits you can. A tiny bit at a time, a few times a week, will usually be enough routine maintenance to get the waxy bulk down and keep it manageable. Only should have to deal with nasty buildup once or twice a year at the MOST, and you should be seeing your doc that often anyway if you are age 30+.
I’ve been using cotton buds my whole life and have never had to deal with a nasty build up.
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'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
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.
So I’ve been doing it right this whole time 👏🏽and I learned it from my grandma to . When you’re in the shower grab some soap and wash behind your ears really good. And also a tip I learned on my own is to grab some more soap and wash inside of my ears everywhere and a lot of dirt and ear wax comes out . But my ears do get dirty fast and ear wax does come back in my ear fast and I want to find another way to clean my ear besides doing this .
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 😀
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 RUclips comment section, like c'mon man.
Truly a business inside
😂😂
I had a physical recently. The doctor checked my ears and said they were clogged with wax. She asked if i couldn’t hear and if I was in pain. She asked if I cleaned them. I said I used q tips everyday. She said don’t do that because they push wax back instead of removing it. She asked if I wanted them cleaned. I said okay. The nurse got a big plastic syringe filled with warm water and flushed my ears out. The water was murky and two balls of reddish brown earwax came out of my ears. The nurse smeared them like butter. My ears felt great after.
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
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 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!
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.
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
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
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
Strange. I got an endoscope about a week or two ago. I thought my ear was gonna be super clogged cause I use a q-tip EVERYDAY after showering and whenever it itches, and ppl say I have bad hearing (I am starting to think its because people speak very low, of course we sound loud to ourselves, and youll notice, EVERYONE says "what" after nearly every sentence lol)
Tell me why my ears had like BARELY a drop of wax. IT WAS SUPER CLEAN! So, what's the deal?
I used to go to a doctor to cleansed my ear, in childhood I had difficulty in hearing(plus I know my ear is thin) molds kept piling up even after a few months from check-ups, I become to doubt myself even my parent and relatives thought I was such a careless child, even tho I made sure to use q-tips after shower. I had gone to doctors for multiple times to cleanse my ear, and seriously I thought that situation would be forever in my life. I am that person who double check her work, I'm very sensitive to dirt so I know it's not my fault that my turned out like that (which is gross to me) Then, I figured out to use my finger instead of Q-tips that made it more easier. I never get to go to doctors anymore. Now, who's really in the fault? Was it me? No. I realized it's the adult and professionals here in my place who suggested to use Q-tips after shower or often cleanses our ear with Q-tips such careless suggestions!
The pinky exists only to help us clean our ears
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
@@FragTrapX and you! Thank you
@@bigwo56 RUBBING ALCOHOL?! HELL NAW
being blessed with wide ear canals which angle downward i’ve never had an issue with wax buildup.
thankyou genes
I likewise. Never had swimmers ear.
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 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 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
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!
This is good general advice. Everyone's ear canal is built differently. I feel like I can safely go deep enough with a qtip without touching the sides or going to far. I don't think it's the same case for every individual.
I have fairly tight ear canals, the Q-tip would be compressed from all sides if I were to get it in. My ear canals are tight enough that wax builds up and impacts all by itself, even if I flush my ears in the shower.
If you’re currently having trouble hearing out of one ear and are an American who isn’t about to drop $200 minimum on a 5 minute doctor visit I recommend heading to Walgreens and getting an ear cleaning solution. I just had this issue and the one I got had a dropper with some cleaning solution and a little bulb that you fill with water and use to flush out the ear. Put 5-10 drops, wait 5-10 minutes, then drain it and GENTLY flush with warm water using the bulb. It probably won’t work the first time, so do it a 2nd time. It might not fully work that time either so wait til tomorrow and do it another 2 times. After a few attempts you should notice more and more earwax leaving your ear every time as it’s getting softer and softer with each use. Eventually you’ll feel normal again
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
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.
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 use ear buds more to dry my ears after a shower than to clean them.
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.
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.
Best video ever !! Right on spot !!
Thank you !!
thanks for this video I see those ads on facebook for those crazy camera ear picks and I was like hmm maybe and this video came up
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
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.
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
I use ear exfoliators to get the itch out of my ears. They also have little scoops on the other end to scrape out wax
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
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 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.
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.
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
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 🤦♂️
When I was 19 a nurse used a Water Pik to flush out a "brown crayon" from my ear canal. I had never used a Q-tip/Cotton Bud in my ear canal; the plug somehow just formed by itself. It hasn't again, though, thank goodness. I was having trouble hearing through it.
very helpful, short and to the point.
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.
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
This can be dangerous at times. I remember last year when I had a lot of wax building up in my ear. When I got out the shower that day, my right ear was completely clogged and I lost balance. I couldn’t walk straight no more!
You can never tell if the video is reliable or not with no visible dislikes…
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!
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.
I quit using those sticks for years and followed doctors' tips, my ears never got acnes inside and never clogged again thank god!
this heavily depends on the type of ear wax your body produces. If your body produces the dry kind of wax, you really don't want to insert a Q-tip in your ear. If you produce wet wax, like myself, I enjoy rinsing out my ears 3-5x times with warm-hot water during showering, then using a Q-tip in a spinning/twirrling motion to grab and remove anything along the outer part of the canal.
I’ve heard in Asia where it’s common to have dry ear wax people use a spoon to scoop it out.
Don't you yell at me. I should clean your ears normally
Im so pissed off I fucked up my ear just a minute ago.
Then how am i supposed to hear?
Wow
A verified youtube channel get so much disrespect here
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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
I use warm water in a dental water pick teeth cleaning device and at the lowest setting let it run for about 5 minutes. I previously used to droplet in some hydrogen peroxide and flush it out after 3-5 minutes, but it gets hot and is uncomfortable. I scuba dive so clear ear passages are a must.
hear me out people, i know its scary but once u learn to use ear picks ur life will change for the better. ive been using q tips my whole childhood n teen years then i start using ear pick n my life has nvr been the same. literally saw how wax got scraped out my ears n it feels amazing n satisfying
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.
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.
A tip is every week, shower and run hot water on both ears. It feels really nice and you’re also melting your ear wax. Do it early so that it doesn’t build up. Hope this helps!
I’ve never thought of using soap and water to clean my ears, I’ve been trying to get some wax out a bit, but I’m afraid of what the water’s gonna do with my ears, it’ll be like swimming in a pool and I couldn’t get water out of afterwards
@@kpc9602 shit happens to me all the time. Luckily I can usually just sleep on the side that's cleared and it will be out by morning because of gravity but it is still annoying whenever I jump or bite and it sounds like I'm underwater
I like the detail he added w the "brown" crayon lol classy guy right there
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 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"?
I use a qtip to tickle my inner ear. Feels so good.
I use peroxide once a year. Just fill the ear canal and let it fizz for 5 minutes. Dump it out and you have clean ears. You're welcome.
😮bad idea makes you go deaf...
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
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 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.
Im 35, ive been doing this since forever. No problems whatsoever. Perfect hearing. You all should man up.
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 😂😂😂😂