Payton Climer

This article was written by Robert Jimison, writer and CNN staff. This article was written on May 16th, 2017, making the information current and accurate. Being written by Robert Jimison, we get a better view of the topic with is specialized background of the subject matter. In this article we hear about the risks of using cotton swabs or q-tips to "clean" children's and people's ears in general. By using a soft tip tool to try toclean out your ears you end up pushing the ear wax further down the canal and eventually to you ear drum. The Nationwide Children's Hospital did a study and found out that about 12,500 children end up being treated for injuries related to these tools. Most doctors suggest that you should let nature do its job and if you end up with too much wax to contact a professional. Before seeing this article I knew that Q-tips and cotton swabs were bad for your ears but I did not know how many people and kids are effected. I think its silly to try to clean your ears with a cotton swab because there is no logic behind it.



http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/11/health/ear-cleaning-cotton-swab-injury-study/?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool