Cotton Buds

Just a piece of information for everyone..... a truth too many people do
not realize. Please read on...

My husband had ear pain for a very long time, sometimes he would just
visit a private doctor and get some antibiotics and ear drops and after
applying it over a few days, the pain would be gone. He got a habit of
using cotton buds to clean his ear canals everyday after his bath. Just
normal cotton buds that we can purchase at any shop at 3 for $1.

Lately, the problem became quite serious to the fact that he couldn't
sleep at night and one day, unable to control the pain even after taking
his medicine... he went to see a doctor in the middle of the night and
was referred to the Alexandra Hospital where they prescribed stronger
antibi otics and an appointment to see a specialist. Upon visiting the
specialist, he advised my husband to never use a cotton bud to clean his
ears again, after using a special equipment to remove whatever dirt was
remaining very deep in the ear as a result of using the cotton bud.

The doctor said that cotton bud was never invented to clean ear canals
but to clean superficial items or just surface wounds and to apply
medicine.Small pieces or particles on the cotton bud tend to remain in
the ear canal and that gives opportunity for bacteria to breed and by
using a cotton bud, the dirt in the ear is actually being thrust further
into the ear canal, hindering its self-clearing process. Some people
tend to thrust the cotton bud very deep into the ear and this may result
in the damage of the ear drum and a operation may be needed to correct
the problem.

The doctor's advised was to use olive oil, just one or two drops into
the ear once a month and the ear will actually cleanse itself,
thereafter to use a tissue paper to clean just the outermost part of the
ear.

My husband has since stopped using cotton buds and has fully recovered.
The above piece of information is given by the specialist at Hospital.
You may check with any doctor to verify the information.