We may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article. Last Wednesday (May 22), the UK government made the decision to ban plastic cotton buds, straws, and ...

Cotton buds are bad for your ears. Inserting a cotton bud into the ear canal may cause impaction of wax, ear-drum damage and or increase the risk of infection by damaging the skin in the ear canal.

Cotton buds have become a household staple, often used to “clean” ears. For many, ear cleaning with buds is part of a daily hygiene ritual. But specialists caution that this habit may be doing more ...