But what happens if you push the bud too far into your ear canal?
A man from Nagpur found exactly the answer to this when he was using the bud to clean his ear canal. However, in doing that, the end of the bud had fallen off and stuck inside his ear canal.
After suffering from a blocked ear, he visited doctor Krunal Karade and discovered that the cotton material was still inside his ear.
Dr. Krunal carefully removed the bud from the patient's ear. He carried out an oto-endoscopic to remove it.
He captured the entire video which is quite graphic.
Watch video:
Warning: Video is graphic, viewers discretion is advised
Video courtesy-Dr Krunal Karade/YouTube