Taking care of your ears is a lifelong quest. It’s the kind of thing you might forget to do here and there, what with ears mostly taking care of themselves.
But then one day, your ear might feel blocked or itchy, or you might notice you’re hearing better in one ear compared to the other. And when those things happen, it’s a sign your ears need a little bit more attention from you.
So let’s make proper ear care an easy thing to do! Here are the kind of things you need to do to make sure your ears work as best as they can.
Never Clean Your Ears with Something Small
Cotton swabs or q-tips are often touted as good ear cleaning tools, but the reality is quite the opposite. Don’t stick small things in your ears, no matter how deeply you want to target the wax!
Even if the bud comes out again just fine, you can’t be sure that fine hairs from the swab haven’t gotten stuck.
And when something that isn’t supposed to be there gets trapped, an infection can quite easily set in in the future. Your finger tips are the smallest things that should be approaching your ears, so make sure you stick to clean fingers and a wet wipe, if need be.
Go For a Hearing Test
This is the main thing to make sure of, as many people don’t realize just how crucial a hearing test really is! It’s not something you have to do very often (about once a decade before your 60s), and it doesn’t come up on many lists of the best health and wellness checks to attend.
But if you haven’t been for a hearing test since you were a kid, now’s the time to book one in. Get your ears looked over, get your hearing tested, and give yourself a chance to talk about any hearing worries you have in the back of your mind.
And if you find out you could benefit from hearing aids, getting some fitted could make a remarkable difference to your life. Bluetooth hearing aids can be made to fit your ears specifically, in any color or tone you like, and are very easy to connect to your devices.
Start Wearing Ear Plugs
Even if you think your life is quite quiet, you could be exposing yourself to all kinds of high level noise on a daily basis. And if those noises are right next to, or even in your ears, they start to become dangerous.
Wear ear plugs when you expect loud noise to happen, whether you’re at work, out and about, or just at home. Walking through the city center? Ear plugs. Using a power tool to put up some shelves? Ear plugs. Going to a concert? Yes, put some ear plugs in!
Taking care of your ears means keeping noise low, getting your hearing tested, and making sure nothing gets trapped in the inner ear!
