GP and ITV talking head Dr Amir Khan has explained why you should never use a cotton bud to clean the wax out of your ears.

Dr Amir Khan has issued a warning to his social media followers urging them to avoid using cotton buds in their ears, and ...

A – This is a very painful condition. Pour in a little olive oil or water, which may kill the insect. Try to sleep. Consult an ENT surgeon in the morning if it happened at night. If there is bleeding, ...

At some point or another, we've probably used cotton buds to clean our ears. After all, they seem to easily fit to do the job ...

And why are the consequences so bad? “The satisfying sensation associated with wiggling our fingers in the ear canal or cleaning it with cotton buds is due to the sensitivity of the ear ...

With a complete ban on plastic cotton buds now in effect, these are the environmentally friendly alternatives to use instead. As a nation we’re getting more and more savvy when it comes to being ...

Plastic straws and cotton buds could be banned in England as part of the government's bid to cut plastic waste. Ministers pointed to one estimate that 8.5bn plastic straws were thrown away in the ...