Q-tips, those hygienic products that you can use ... even hard to reach places,” are staples of doctor’s offices and medicine cabinets the whole world over. It’s no mystery that people ...

An curved arrow pointing right. NYU Otologist Erich Voigt explains the proper way to clean wax out of your ears. Many people think Q-tips can help keep ears clean, but this isn't the case.

Many people use Q-Tips brand cotton swabs as tool to remove excess ear wax from inside the ear canal, but the Q-Tips box clearly says that the swabs should not be used for this purpose.