It feels good, right? But sticking a cotton bud inside your ear can cause long-lasting – and even permanent – damage. What to Read Next And why the great urge to remove that wax in the first ...

Cotton buds have long been used as the go-to tool to clean out blocked and waxy ears, but these small plastic swabs have since been banned in the UK. Single-use plastic buds are not only bad for ...

A new study shows we might be inadvertently damaging our hearing without realising. From using cotton buds to listening to loud music for long periods of time, here are some of the most common ...

A life-saving procedure lasting four hours was performed on a critically-ill 80-year-old Emirati woman -- to remove a 10-cm long cotton bud from her bronchus. Five years back, Al Ain resident MA ...

Cotton buds are widely available in every home for cleaning ears, but many people are shocked to discover that they might have a major impact on their hearing. Cotton buds could give off a fleeting ...