Why Are Medical Experts Such Spoilsports? - "Thou Shall Not Clean Thy Ears With Cotton Buds"

This meme hit the nail right on the head! I always say that cleaning my ears is one of the best feelings in the whole World! Almost sweeter than the taste of red velvet and pistachios ice cream even, and now, I find out that I am not supposed to insert anything into my ears!

According to the experts, it is wrong to insert anything into the ear canal, not even cotton buds (the question on my mind then is, why do they then manufacture cotton buds anyway?). Read what the doctors have to say: 

Not only does earwax help to keep dust and dirt away from the eardrum, it also provides some antibacterial and lubricating perks. And -- one of the body's many wonders! -- your ears basically clean themselves. Once earwax dries, every motion of your jaw, whether that's chowing down on lunch or gabbing away with friends, helps move the old earwax out of the opening of your ear (much like as if it were riding an escalator, says Backous). 

The problem, then, is when we think we're smarter than the systems our bodies have had in place since the beginning of time, and go poking around in those cerumen-laden ears of ours. Sure, that cotton swab looks tiny enough, but it's actually pushing earwax deeper into the ear (after shoving it off of that escalator), where it gets stuck in the parts that don't clean themselves, he says. 

Earwax trapped there also brings with it fungus, bacteria and viruses accumulated in the outer ear, potentially leading to pain and infection, says Backous. Pushing earwax deeper inside can also block the ear canal, leading to hearing loss.

How then do I cope when I have that terrible itch in my ears? The doctors say that when you stop cleaning it out, after some time, the itch stops. You can read the full gist here. If you have to clean your ears at all, you can clean it out following the procedures here.