If you're one of those people who love extraction videos and follow Dr. Pimple Popper's every move on YouTube, I have a treat for you. No, it's not a new pimple-popping video. (It's not a cyst-popping ...

You can use eardrops like mineral oil or diluted hydrogen peroxide to soften earwax so it comes out on its own. Instruments like a cotton swab should never be used to remove earwax. Children's ear ...

People love YouTube videos of doctors removing earwax blockages. A new video shows what an earwax extraction looks like up close. The doctor placed a camera inside the ear while performing the ...

If you've ever cleaned your ears with a Q tip, you may think you know what earwax looks like. But as it turns out, you haven't seen anything. Some people have far more serious situations going on in ...

You may have been raised to use a cotton swab to clean your ears after you get out of the shower. However, it’s not necessary, and can cause more harm than good, which we’ll get to in a moment. As a ...

That greasy buildup occurs more often in older ears than those of the young. Janie York examines the ear of Elaine Martin at the SilverRidge Assisted Living facility in Gretna, Neb., in August 2018.

I’ve got a terrible build-up of earwax in both ears and it’s affecting my hearing. I’m told that cotton buds are dangerous and my GP says there’s nothing she can do to help. So what can I do about it?