耳朵理性行为:对Q-tip (棉) 习惯和健康感知的调查研究
Brandon Weissman1, Shafayath Chowdhury2, Michael D Mattin3
1Otolaryngology, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Elmira, USA.
Cureus
|September 19, 2025
概括
尽管有警告,但几乎所有年轻人都使用棉花棒清洁耳朵,许多人经历了并发症. 大多数用户计划继续使用,突出了耳朵安全的知识行为差距.
科学领域:
- 耳鼻喉科 耳鼻喉科 耳鼻喉科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 消费者行为 消费者行为
背景情况:
- 棉巾 (Q-tips) 带有警告,不要将其插入耳道.
- 尽管有警告,但广泛使用棉巾用于耳朵清洁仍然存在.
- 这项研究考察了在社交媒体参与的成年人中使用棉花棒的情况.
研究的目的:
- 调查使用棉花棒用于耳朵护理的流行情况.
- 了解用户的动机和安全感知.
- 确定相关的并发症和持续使用的意图.
主要方法:
- 在Instagram上通过谷歌表单进行的横截面调查.
- 针对18岁以上成年人的17项调查问卷.
- 分析了229个符合条件的答案.
主要成果:
- 95.6%的受访者使用棉巾来护理耳朵,14.4%的受访者每天使用棉巾.
- 尽管了解医疗建议反对使用,但38.4%的人打算继续使用.
- 31.9%的人报告了耳朵不适,耳膜损伤和听力损失等并发症.
结论:
- 在这个人口群体中,棉花棒的使用几乎是普遍的,尽管人们意识到风险.
- 关于耳朵安全,存在一个重要的知识行为差距.
- 需要通过社交媒体开展有针对性的公共卫生活动,以促进安全的耳部护理替代方案.
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