Most people have probably stuck a cotton swab in their ears at one ... So why do many ENTs advise against it? It can make your ear wax issue worse. Dr. Minka Schofield, a clinical professor ...

Ear wax is normal and helps keep your ears healthy ... likely notice a smell coming from the ear if a foreign body were stuck inside (think: a small bead or toy in a child's ear).

Problems often arise when we try to clean out this helpful wax using our finger ... up doing is pushing earwax deeper into the ear where it gets stuck in the parts that don’t, and can’t ...