This warning has been ignored for decades and people continue to stick Q-Tips in their ears to remove ear wax. Unbeknownst to them, they could actually be exacerbating the problem. Produced by ...

The UK uses around two billion cotton buds annually, according to the BBC. And research conducted by YouGov found that 62 per ...

In some cases it collects on the outer ear or sticks to your earbuds ... cleaning the inner ear with Q-tips because it can push the wax further in, cause a bigger problem or even an injury.