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Nothing Smaller
Than Your Elbow:
Your Ear Canal is
Self-cleaning!
“don’t put anything
in your ears that’s
smaller than your
elbow” This old
wives tale is actually
true.
There are some very
delicate structures at
the end of your ear
canal, including the
eardrum and the three
smallest bones in the
body
Cleaning your ears can
potentially cause damage to the
middle ear system
So, if I my elbow doesn’t fit, what do I use to clean my ear canals?
Believe it or
not, your
ear canals
are self-
cleaning
If you must, you can use a home
remedy of a 50/50 mixture of warm
water and white vinegar dropped
gently into the ear canal with a bulb
syringe
For those who wear a hearing
aid, having the ear canals checked
regularly by an audiologist is a great
way to make sure excess wax doesn’t
develop
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