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2. Earwax - Wikipedia

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   Earwax helps protect the ear by trapping dust and other foreign particles that could filter through and damage the eardrum. [5] Normally, earwax moves toward the opening of the ear and falls out or is washed away, but sometimes excessive earwax can gather and become hard to remove. This is referred to as excessive earwax or impacted cerumen. [21]

3. How should you get rid of earwax? Experts say let your ears ...

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   Deep outlines how it works, “There is a natural migration of ear canal skin cells out of the ear, similar to a conveyor belt. New skin cells push older ones outwards, taking earwax with them.

4. What Is Ear Candling and Is It Safe? - AOL

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   Read on to find out. Ear candling is a treatment that has been around for thousands of years and dates as far back as 2500 BC. Some people claim to use it to treat earaches, sinus problems, and ...

5. Tips to clean your ears — and why ENTs want you to stop ...

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   Wax is normal and good for the ear. “A lot of people associate ear wax with being dirty or unclean, so there’s this kind of aggressive need to keep the ears cleaned out in some way, but we ...

6. Ear candling - Wikipedia

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   The Spokane Ear, Nose, and Throat Clinic conducted a research study in 1996 which concluded that ear candling does not produce negative pressure and was ineffective in removing wax from the ear canal. [2] Several studies have shown that ear candles produce the same residue — which is simply candle wax and soot — when burnt without ear ...

7. Hygiene - Wikipedia

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   Old earwax is constantly being transported from the deeper areas of the ear canal out to the opening where it usually dries, flakes, and falls out. [46] Attempts to clean the ear canals through the removal of earwax can push debris and foreign material into the ear that the natural movement of ear wax out of the ear would have removed.