Earwax, medically known as cerumen, is a substance naturally produced by glands in the ear canal. It serves critical functions: Trapping dust, dirt, bacteria, bugs (really!) and other foreign ...

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This is the way to be ear-responsible. A UK doctor is sharing sound advice about how we should be cleaning our ears. “How should you keep your ears clean? You don’t,” the 31-year-old general ...

An Ohio-based ear, nose, and throat surgeon is revealing how to properly clean wax out of ears -- and it doesn't involve cotton swabs. Listen up! An Ohio-based ear, nose, and throat surgeon is ...

Home Remedies for Earwax: When dirt accumulates in the ears, we start to experience all sorts of problems. Let's explain how ...

Doctors are updating guidelines on earwax and are urging people to stop cleaning their ears. Experts from the said cleaning ears too frequently can cause major problems. "There is an inclination for ...

Using cotton swabs is not a safe or effective method for cleaning your ears. You may have been taught to clean your ears with a Q-tip or cotton swab -- and even enjoy how satisfying it can be -- but Q ...