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Should i use bobby pins, qtips or ear care antiseptic to clean my ears?
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None of the above: You should be very careful with any of those items in your ear. The external canal is very fragile to trauma, and all you really need to do is wash them out with a bulb syringe if even that. Your ears are self cleaning, and you don't need to do much.
Answered 9/28/2016
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