Is it good to dig our ears to clear the hidden dirt?

Question

Any Gd ways to clean our ears? If not mistaken, I saw an article says that it's not good to dig our ears as it hurts the deep inside... Is that the truth that we dig our ears will hurt the inside ears? Comment please...!

Answer 1

ear candles are the best thing to get inside.

Answer 2

Earwax (cerumem) is part of the ear's natural protection or defense against germs and other particles. Thus, there's usually no reason to try to get it out of your ears. Most ears are self-cleaning. You heard the saying," Never stick anything bigger than your elbow in your ear.". Never insert a cotton swab or anything else into your ear canal; you could easily puncture the eardrum that way.
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If you're concerned about a buildup of earwax, ask your doctor about it. If there's so much wax that the doctor can't see the eardrum (which she'll need to do when checking for an ear infection), she'll remove it. Otherwise, it will come out on its own eventually, and sticking a cotton swab in there is likely to push it in farther.


Contrary to popular belief, wax build up does not cause ear infections or any other serious problems. In very rare cases, the wax can build up so much that it can actually block hearing.



Instead, simply clean the outer part of your ears with a cotton swab moistened with oil such as baby oil; or peroxide, or a washcloth moistened with warm water.


Tips on cleaning your earwax at home:

Q-tips or any other long objects should never be inserted into your ear.

When bathing; gently wash around the outside of the ear with a wet washcloth.

If you tend to have a lot of wax, place a few drops of mineral or baby oil in the ear and covering it with a cotton plug overnight. Doing this once or twice will usually clean out the wax completely.


Simply clean the outer part of your ears with a cotton swab moistened with warm oil such as olive, mineral or baby oil; or a commercial brand such as ceramol. Even hydrogen peroxide, or a washcloth moistened with warm water This technique softens up the hard wax.



If earwax can not be removed at home, In this case, the wax should be removed by a physician or qualified nurse. There are two ways this can be done:


Syringing the ear. As you are lying down, a syringe, full of warm water, is gently inserted into the ear and the water is flushed into the canal removing or washing out the wax. This may take a few tries before the wax is fully removed.


Curetting, when a thin instrument called a curette, held like a pencil, is used to directly remove or literally "pick out" the wax; Under direct visualization with a light, the doctor gently removes the wax using the curette.


The way to test if you have an ear infection. Try pressing on the outer ear canal. If the removal of the earwax relieves the pain, then there is no infecion. If the pain remains; , then an ear infection should be considered for the pain and hearing loss. If you are still uncomfortable, running a fever, or showing signs of ear infection on follow-up 24 to 48 hours later, then prescribing an antibiotic appropriate for the bacteria that are known to cause ear infection would be in order.


In the United States our thinking is often, "if there is an ill, we must give a pill." We basically understand that there are three bacteria that are the most common cause of ear infections. . There are only a few antibiotics that are most effective in covering these organisms. The challenge to the physician is trying to pick a medication that will treat each of these three bacteria.


Frequent use of antibiotics allows the bacteria to mutate and to become resistant to antibiotics. This can occur in an individual ; in the community, and indeed we're seeing this problem worldwide. Once bacteria becomes resistant, then it becomes more difficult for the physician to empirically select a medication that would cover all three of these bacteria in their resistant forms.


One important thing to remember is that just because an antibiotic is not working at one time, does not mean that you become "immune" to that antibiotic. It does mean that the organism causing the infection has become resistant to that antibiotic

Answer 3

if u dig ur ears, then it will affect ur eardrum. may be a hole formed on it. moreover it is injurious to ur ears. also there are small hairs inside our ears. they are like a safety guard for our eardrums. so if u dig ur ears, then those hairs will fall and there is no safety for the eardrum.
naturally our ears are having the capacity to push the dirt outside. so no need to dig it thro' a cotton bud or anything. but u can use wax liquids with the knowledge of an ENT specialist.

Answer 4

Cotton buds. They are softer and won't hurt your ears. Well, an easier way is to swim frequently, it does help get rid of some of the dirt as a matter of fact. And it is not good to dig ears often. Once in a month will do. or even 2 months.

Answer 5

Well your not suppose to clean your ears too much. I use to clean mine everyday when I was younger and I ended up going to the Dr. with a really bad earache. The Dr. said when people clean their ears they usually don't do it the right way and they push the q-tip in too far and it pushes your ear wax further back into your ear and can build up and cause a really bad earache. When you clean your ears your not suppose to put the q-tip way in there pushing it back you are suppose to just kind of wipe it outwards. It's really hard to explain but if you ask a Dr. they can explain to you how to clean your ears so that you won't push the wax in and have build up.

Answer 6

LOL! Ear candles are a joke. I had no idea there were modern humans who believed in those.

Hold on, let me go turn up my television. My brother keeps it so low I don't know how he can hear it......


Ok, back...I don't know if it's bad for you but I do it all the time with my pinky. It's a little gross but It feels much better afterwards and no damage so far.