"I’ve Seen Horrible Things Happen": A Doctor Is Begging People To Stop Using Q-Tips In Their Ears, Here's Why
November 14, 2025
“The ear canal itself is just skin tissue and the wax is produced from what’s called sebaceous glands — they’re little glands in the ear canal,” Kasper explained. “The ear canal skin is kind of like a conveyor belt where, as it starts to die off, it migrates outward, taking along with it the wax as well. So if you just run water in your ear in the shower, it should flush that…





