VIDEO: He Puts Vinegar and Alcohol in His Ear for 60 Seconds

Ear wax helps protect your ears against infections and other discomforts, but sometimes there can be a lot of wax buildup.

Before you’re tempted to grab the Q-Tips, well… just don’t! Cleaning your ears with Q-Tips is not safe.

This pediatrician will teach you how to safely clean your ears with vinegar and alcohol.

According to Daily Mail, one doctor has claimed the secret of clean ears can be found in your kitchen cupboard.

Dr David Hill, a paediatrician in Wilmington, North Carolina, recommends flushing the ear with a mixture of alcohol and vinegar.

In a new video, he explains this concoction will soften the troublesome wax, allowing it to flow out of the ear more easily.

Dr Hill begins by explaining that ear wax plays a key role in protecting the ear, and should be left alone in the majority of cases.

He said: ‘Most of the time, if you have wax in your ear, you just want to leave it alone.

‘Ear wax, which we call serumen in medical terms, helps form a protective barrier to protect the sensitive skin in the external auditory canal, against harm.

‘It forms a physical barrier against dirt and insects. It forms a chemical barrier by being slightly acidic, so the bacteria and fungus that might infect the inside of the ear, don’t.’

He adds that swimmer’s ear, an infection in the outer ear canal, is caused by not having enough wax to protect the skin.

But the ‘magical’ thing about the ear is how it gets rid of wax, he claims. The skin grows outwards slowly, forming a conveyor belt, which takes the wax out.

However there are occasions when wax builds up, and Dr Hill makes some recommendations on the best ways to get rid of it.

Never, he says, use a cotton bud or Q-tip – as this simply pushes the wax further into the ear.

‘If there is troublesome wax in your ear, what you don’t want to do is go after it with a cotton swab or a Q-tip.

‘This is just going to shove the wax down the ear canal.’

He explains there is usually a narrowing or twist halfway down and the wax simply gets stuck there.

‘If you do have Q-tips use them to apply make up, but don’t stick them in the ear,’ he said.

Wax in the outer ear can be washed with a cloth while in the shower or bath.

But for large build ups, the simplest home remedy is to use mineral oil, or baby oil, which he says can loosen up the wax so it flows out of the ear more easily.

Apply the mixture by soaking a cotton ball in the solution.

Then, tilt the affected ear towards the sky and then squeeze two or three drops of this solution into the ear.

Wait for five minutes and tilt your head to the opposite direction.

Dr Hill adds: ‘You can also make a mixture of one part white vinegar to one part alcohol, shaken.

‘That can help loosen up the wax and force it to flow out.’