@Pesala
If you often wear in-ear headphones and also Q-tips, there is a risk of the important earwax being pushed together and a plug forming.
Never use Q-Tips for the ears.
In Germany, this must always be labelled on every pack, usually in very small letters.
But you see the danger is so great.
Q-Tips are only for cleaning the sound heads of tape machines and tape decks and other precision work on machines, not for use on people. ๐ ๐
The ear cleans itself from the inside out.
A completely 'sour' ear canal is not good at all.
Ear drops that are not prescribed should also not be used.
You have to store them appropriately and they still expire very quickly.
Otherwise you will bring germs into your ear.
Earwax is not superfluous at all.
It cleans and disinfects the ear from the inside by pushing itself towards the auricle.
After showering, use some toilet paper on your index finger, not on your little finger, and gently go into the front ear canal.
Ear infections are often caused by the use of Q-tips and unprescribed contaminated ear drops.
So, lecture is finished. ๐ ๐
But a really important topic, I'm always surprised in the supermarket how many people still use tape decks and tapes heavily.
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