Cotton Buds harmful for ears

Washington MAY 09: How many of use cotton buds to clean your ears?

We know that many people have a habit of cleaning ears with cotton buds.

scientists say that usage of Cotton buds will damage ears.
The details are as follows

The scientists after having done research on 2,63,000 students who were below 18 years for 20 years (1990-2010) have concluded the following

* Cotton buds cause more damage than good to the ear.

* Use of cotton buds will damage eardrum when we force
cotton buds deep into the ear.

* The bones which are present deep inside the ear will
get damage due to cotton bud.

* Human ears have a mechanism to clear the dust present
in the ears.

So don't use cotton buds to hear what others say.