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05/29/2018
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By Carol Anderson
One of the best ways to preserve your hearing? Don’t drink while listening to loud music
Everyone knows that too much alcohol is bad for your health, but a new study says that it can also result in a loss of hearing. Researchers have found that one of the best ways to save your hearing and keep your eardrums intact is to avoid alcoholic beverages, especially if you’re planning to attend music […]
05/18/2017
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By Tracey Watson
More children are admitted to the emergency room each day for cotton tip swab injuries than for firearm injuries
You can find them in every supermarket in the country: The cotton tip applicators are displayed right there beside the baby shampoo or perhaps in the toiletries aisle. And we expect to find them there because we’ve all been taught that we need them to clean our ears. What many of us don’t realize is […]
05/13/2017
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By Frances Bloomfield
The dirty truth about clean ears: Why you shouldn’t use cotton swabs in your ears
Cleaning your ear with a cotton tip applicator may feel good, but be warned: You could risk a trip to the emergency room. In fact, the multi-purpose cotton swab has already sent thousands of children into hospitals all over the United States. Researchers from the Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio analyzed cases from 1990 […]
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