Pricking ears relieve , make us feel at ease and then soon becomes addictive. Once done only for clearing the wax inside the ears, soon turns into an uncontrollable habit and leads to an itch-scratch cycle. The more you use them, the more you will itch. You soon develop a constant carving to prick those ears. According to the observations made by doctors, constantly pricking ears can lead to infection.
Why is the addiction developed?
When you prick your ear with a cotton bud, it touched a nerve end named vagus which turns it sensitive and compels a person to repeat the act. It is an addiction of the feel good factor and sometimes even act as a stress buster.
Dangers of the addiction:
Just like any other addiction, ear-pricking is a seriously dangerous addiction. It causes infection in your ear cavity. It touches a sensitive nerve that passes through the throat and can harm your throat also. The joy of using ear buds can rupture your eardrums , puncture it and leave you deaf.
If you are craving to use that cotton swab, contact your doctor before the infection grows. Your ear is a self-cleaning object, so better leave it alone. If you feel there is a problem, you can always visit your doctor than self-cleaning it.
I hope you will remember this the next time you reach out for the cotton bud.