Under the headline "Leave that Ear Wax Alone," the Washington Post reports that the American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery Foundation has issued the following not-so-surprising advice:
Ear wax is good. ("Cerumen is a beneficial, self-cleaning agent, with protective, lubricating (emollient), and antibacterial properties.")
Q-tips are bad. ("Inappropriate or harmful interventions are cotton-tipped swabs, oral jet irrigators, and ear candling.")
Ear wax is good. ("Cerumen is a beneficial, self-cleaning agent, with protective, lubricating (emollient), and antibacterial properties.")
Q-tips are bad. ("Inappropriate or harmful interventions are cotton-tipped swabs, oral jet irrigators, and ear candling.")
