Ear Health - The Dangers Of Q-Tips

Friday, July 30, 2010

Ear Health - The Dangers Of Q-Tips

Do you feel satisfied when you see yellow or red stain in your Q-Tips? Most people might answer yes because they feel really clean after swabbing their ears. But did you know the real health hazards using this products? Or is it being used the wrong way?

Cotton tipped applicators are often blamed of several ear disorders for years. Q-Tips is one of the reputable brands in the cotton tipped applicator products. I will give you an insight of the different health dangers of using Q-Tips.

Cotton swabs as many call it are designed to clean the outside surface of the ear. Our ears has earwax and is scientifically called cerumen. This wax are the one that causes the itchiness inside our ears. This itchiness are mislead by many as dirt and must be removed using cotton tipped swabs. This has been a culture to many people around the globe that after a good bath, Q-Tipping the ears is the most likely next move.

Cerumen is otherwise very beneficial to our ears. It is a normal process inside our ears which is designed as a protective coating for the sensitive skin of the ear canal. Ear canal cannot be an effective repellent against wa

ter and any other ear infections without the ear wax. The way people using Q-Tips, swabbing deeply inside the ear to take out those wax. By doing this, you intentionally leave your ears vulnerable to many possible infections.

You are not just vulnerable to infections, but you are hurting your eardrums as well. People really just want to get deeper inside just to get those wax out of their ears. If it wasn't for the pain and sometimes blood, people won't stop swabbing until they get nothing on the cotton tip. What they don't realize is that they endanger their hearing senses when they swab irresponsibly.

Below are the common injuries and illnesses you may acquire from incorrect use of cotton swabs.

Dizziness

Loss of hearing

Loss of equilibrium

Swelling of the ear

Redness and itchiness

Ear bleeding

Pain caused by water inside the ear

Headache

Raptured eardrums

Swabbing can cause the dryness to the ear canal which makes your ear skin itchy. The best way to treat an injured ears from using cotton swabs is to seek medical help right away. This is due to the fact that no one can see what had happened inside your ears. The best way is to see your doctor to examine how much damage Q-Tips had caused. Physicians are well equipped with state of the art machines that can able to see inside the ears.

Q-Tips and other cotton swab brands are all health friendly and a perfect tool to help us clean our ears. What is wrong is the way most people use it. Cotton tipped products are designed to clean the outside part of the ears and not the inner part. If we use this products of what it is designed for, we are assured that we can avoid ear disorders, injuries and other health risks for good. It is perfectly safe to use every day but if you use the wrong way, you can be in great health trouble!

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