Over 50 and Everything Sounds Muffled? Here's One Thing Worth Checking Before You Blame Your Age. 

It usually starts with something small.

The television sounds a little quieter than it used to.

Your partner says you're turning the volume up too loud.

Or you find yourself asking people to repeat what they've just said.

And when you're over 50, it's easy to assume your hearing is simply getting worse with age.

But here's what many people don't realise.

Sometimes, muffled hearing can be caused by something as simple as a buildup of earwax.

And one of the things that can make that buildup worse?

Something millions of people have been using to clean their ears for decades.

Cotton buds.

Think about how long you've been using cotton buds.

Twenty years?

Thirty?

Maybe forty or more?

You put one inside your ear, twist it around, and pull it back out.

And because there's a little wax on the end, you assume you've cleaned your ear.

But that's not necessarily what's happening.

Cotton buds can push some wax further into the ear canal.

Over time, that can contribute to impacted wax.

And when enough wax builds up, it can make sounds feel muffled or leave your ear feeling blocked.

The strange part is that it doesn't always hurt.

You might just notice that things don't sound quite as clear as they used to.

And because the change can happen gradually, you might not think to have your ears checked.

The NHS advises against inserting cotton buds into your ear canal.

Not because earwax is something you should ignore.

But because cotton buds can push it further inside and potentially cause injury.

When earwax becomes impacted, healthcare professionals use appropriate treatments to soften or remove it.

They don't recommend trying to push it out with another cotton bud.

That's the important difference: removing wax rather than pushing it further in.

And it's the same basic distinction behind the design of Digg-it.

For decades, cotton buds have been the obvious choice.

They're familiar.

They're inexpensive.

And almost everyone has used them.

But if you've been relying on them to clean inside your ears, it's worth knowing that they can actually push wax further in.

Digg-it offers a different approach for routine outer-ear cleaning.

And right now, it's available with our buy one, get one free offer and a 60-day money-back guarantee.

One pack contains 12 reusable sticks — each one good for up to 30 uses. That's 360 uses per pack. Soft sticky tip. Built-in depth guard. No liquid, no mess. Rinse it, reuse it, and see what comes out every time.

Right now we're running a buy one get one free offer.

Two packs. 720 uses. £13.99.