Tag: swabs
Be careful with cotton swabs: this is why they hurt your ear
Be careful with cotton swabs That’s why they hurt the ear Cotton swabs were invented in 1926 by the American Leo Gerstenzang. © IMAGO/BSIP Cotton swabs are often used to…
Smoking cotton swabs, new fashion among teenagers
In Portugal, some teenagers light a cotton swab to suck up the smoke emanating from it… A dangerous practice but one that is gaining followers. From our correspondent in Lisbon,…
Cotton swabs in the ear: these are the risks
Does your ear itch? “Please don’t drill, even if the temptation is great,” says Thomas Klenzner. If the itching does not subside and earaches also occur, an ENT doctor should…
After the ban on cotton swabs: ÖKO-TEST examines the new alternatives
Getty Images / Stephen Welstead Cotton swabs are part of basic hygiene for many people. However, the chopsticks with plastic may no longer be produced. Öko-Test took a close look…
Covid-19: with Omicron, nasal swabs could be less effective than saliva tests
Are saliva tests more effective in detecting the Omicron variant? The results of a preliminary study published in the medical journal MedRxiv last week seem to demonstrate this. The researchers’…
Clean ears: How to do it right
Actually, the ears can clean themselves. But if you feel like having to help, we explain here how to clean your ears properly. Why does earwax actually form? Earwax (“cerumen”) probably…