02/11/2025
Check out our post on the dangers of cleaning your own ears 😱
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👂✨ The most common question I get asked:
The simple answer is… you don’t! 😄
Your ear is an amazing self-cleaning organ 🧠💪
It’s a common misconception that you need to clean your ears with ear buds or similar. Doing so can actually:
❌ Push wax deeper
❌ Cause irritation or damage
❌ Increase the risk of infection
❌ Injure the eardrum 😬
🧈👉 Ear wax (cerumen) protects the ear canal by trapping dust, dirt, and bacteria while keeping the skin inside the ear moisturized 💧
🛡️ Earwax acts as a natural barrier, catching dust, dirt, and other foreign particles and preventing them from reaching the eardrum.
🦠 It has antimicrobial properties that help prevent the growth of bacteria and fungi, reducing the risk of ear infections.
🌿 Earwax also keeps the ear canal from becoming too dry, itchy, or irritated.
🔄 The skin cells in the ear canal slowly migrate outward in a spiral pattern—from the eardrum toward the ear opening—carrying ear wax and debris with them as they move.
💬👄 This process is helped by jaw movement from speaking, chewing, and yawning!
It’s a clever, built-in self-cleaning system that keeps your ears healthy and happy 🎉
🛑🚫 So step away from the cotton buds and allow your ears to do their amazing job 🥰
If you have any symptoms of wax build-up (👂 muffled hearing, fullness, discomfort), make sure you get the help of a trained professional, such as an EarForYou nurse, who can safely and effectively remove the wax 💙
