Advice from an ear, nose and throat specialist on how to clean your ears at home, what tools to use and what to watch out for. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer for CNET. He covers ...

Wipe with a damp washcloth: This is the safest and best method of all. You can't really get inside your ear canal with your ...

It may seem puzzling that your ears — which of course operate best when they’re not clogged up — produce a waxy substance that sometimes seems to do just that. But earwax actually plays an important ...

Putting a cotton swab in your ear is a terrible way to clean it, since the swab may remove a little bit of earwax but tends to shove the rest in deeper. But if you’ve a developed a q-tip habit, it can ...