You've probably used cotton swabs to clean your ears. Here's why ENTs say you shouldn't. (Getty Images) "Don’t put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear." It's the kind of thing you may have ...

That maddening itch inside your ear isn’t just annoying, it’s trying to tell you something. While you might be tempted to grab the nearest pencil or paperclip to scratch that unreachable spot, we’re ...