Health Alert! Why You Should Never Lend Your Headphones To Anybody!

Have you ever been asked by someone if they can borrow your earphones? You might want to read this before you consider giving them an answer. 
It turns out the habit can actually be pretty gross because the ears are full of bacteria.

According to a study from BuzzFeed, the ears are full of wax, dead skin cells and bacteria but a lot of this is actually harmless with wax a byproduct of our ears getting rid of germs and dust.

But here comes the part you should keep in mind, as you might have realized, wax is sticky, as such your earphones picks up all sorts of particles from the environment.

They also do trap bacteria and prevent it from dying out.

Sharing your earphones is sure to only make this worse by introducing new bacteria to your ears. Putting them back in your ears also traps moisture and heat making the ears more vulnerable to infections.

According to Kelly Reynolds, an associate professor of environmental health at the University of Arizona, it is most healthy to regularly clean the earphones.

This simply means sanitizing them before and after sharing and disinfecting them once a week.

she also advised, During disinfecting, make sure to clean any waxy residue off first, then wipe down the earbuds with a cotton ball dampened with disinfecting spray or rubbing alcohol. 

I Guess You Know Better Now!!!