Why Does it Feel So Good to Clean Your Ears?
People have a long history of putting things in their ears that they shouldn’t. If you’ve ever had an inner ear itch that you couldn’t quite reach, you know the temptation to insert something that will reach that itch can be tough, especially for long-time cotton swabbers. But if cotton swabs are bad for your ears (it even says so on the box), why do they feel so good? The inside of your ears are jam-packed with nerve endings that aren’t touched often, and cotton swabs are pretty handy when it comes to stimulating those nerve endings and producing a...