Whether it’s enjoying a podcast, listening to music or chatting on the phone, many of us spend hours a day using our headphones. One 2017 study of 4,185 Australians showed they used headphones on ...

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Putting Q-tips in your ear canal can push wax deeper, irritate the skin, and damage the eardrum. Injuries from cotton swabs are common and can lead to pain, ...

If you are a frequent earbuds user, be cautious as your hearing may be at risk if you push them too close to the eardrum.

You’re sitting in a meeting or watching a movie when it strikes, that maddening itch deep in your ear canal that no amount of discreet finger wiggling seems to satisfy. Most of us brush off these ...