This harmful practice may cause you to hear less or not at all by the time you reach middle age. Each time you push in cotton swabs into your ear, you push the old wax further inside. Through the natural process, they would have come out in due time. This wax puts pressure on your ear-drums and causes irreparable hearing loss due to blockage or even a rupture.
Cotton Swabs Cause Other Injuries
In the two decades leading up to 2010, over 263,000 children had injured themselves by inserting swabs, says a study published in the Journal of Pediatrics. Perforated eardrums and part of swabs stuck in the ear were the most common wounds. The author concludes that the use of cotton swabs is dangerous for both children and adults.
Your Ears Turn Dry
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