Are Q Tips Bad For Ears? HD

Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/hchron In this video we will help you understand why qtips may not be good for your earwax. We will also tell you how to clean your ears properly. Please Subscribe to Health Chronicle. Like and comment on this video. Share this video with your family and friends. Visit https://www.healthchronicle.org for more information Or follow us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hchron Twitter: https://twitter.com/THchron Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/113963148159819847060 ************************************************************************ Should You Not Use Q Tips? Q-tips are like Post It Notes. We can’t imagine a world without them, but are they really good to use? The answer is simple, but requires a metaphor. When you wax your car, you do this so that the next time it rains, your car’s delicate paint job is protected. The body makes ear wax for the same reason. Our ear canals are lined with wax to waterproof the canal so that the next time it “rains,” i.e. we take a shower, or go swimming in the ocean, the water doesn’t get stuck in the canal. That water would become rancid and likely attract a host of nasty bacteria, causing an ear-infection, or worse. Sure, those little domed cotton sticks look like the perfect thing to clean water out of your ears after a long shower, or wax build up that can be visible and unsightly, but Q-tips weren’t engineered with the overall health of the body in mind. Wax is also naturally acidic, preventing bacteria from growing in your ears. It’s naturally antibiotic. Many people also push in the Q-tip too far and cause damage to the very delicate eardrum that allows you to hear. If the wax (or water after showering) becomes too bothersome, you can simply towel off the outside of your ears, or use ear-candling. This allows the natural wax coating to remain in the ears. As for Q-tips – leave those for cleaning the interior of your car after a car wash. They weren’t meant for human ears. If you liked this video, please share it with your friends and family. You can also comment below and tell us a few healthy habits you follow. For more information like this, please subscribe to health chronicle.