Pay attention to your doctor’s pleas. They want to make one thing clear: earwax isn’t dirty. It actually helps keep your ears clean by trapping dust and dirt. If left alone, new wax will usually push out old wax, and you won’t have any problems. But sticking things like Q-tips, paper clips, hair pins, screw drivers and other random stuff into your ear usually just pushes earwax deeper inside, blocking off parts of the ear canal and potentially damaging your hearing. When people stick Q-tips or other foreign objects into their ears, they can traumatize the skin, allowing bacteria to get in and cause painful infections. In general, they say the best way to clean your ears is to just wipe off the outside after showering—when the hot water has loosened things up a bit. Usually you doctor looks inside your ears when you have a patient visit, if they see some problem they flush out the wax in a professional way. Remember don’t put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear.
Did you know the shape of your ear is just as distinguishing as your fingerprints; no two ears, even on the same person, are alike. A security firm has come up with an app that can identify smartphone users by THE WAY THEY PRESS THEIR PHONE TO THEIR EAR…..Ed
Source: SARAH FECHT/Photo: Travis Isaacs/Flickr
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