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