enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. The one body part you're probably cleaning incorrectly - AOL

   www.aol.com/article/lifestyle/2017/04/20/how-to...

   "Scraping inside the ear canal can be abrasive to the skin, and can sometimes lead to outer-ear infections," he explains. "That area is prone to infection since it's a dark, moist, warm cavity ...

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

   www.aol.com/lifestyle/ear-candling-safe...

   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 even hearing loss ...

4. Ear candling - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear_candling

   Ear candling, also called ear coning or thermal-auricular therapy, is a pseudoscientific [1] alternative medicine practice claiming to improve general health and well-being by lighting one end of a hollow candle and placing the other end in the ear canal.

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

   www.aol.com/lifestyle/tips-clean-ears-why-ents...

   The ear canal naturally pushes wax to the opening of the ear. ... against so-called ear candling — a popular practice in which people light a candle and put the non-lit end in the ear canal. Not ...

6. Earwax - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earwax

   Cleaning of the ear canal occurs as a result of the "conveyor belt" process of epithelial migration, aided by jaw movement. [12] From the umbo, cells formed in the center of the tympanic membrane move to the walls of the ear canal, and then towards the entrance of the ear canal. The cerumen in the ear canal is also carried outwards, taking with ...

7. Otitis externa - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otitis_externa

   External otitis, swimmer's ear [1] A moderate case of otitis externa. There is narrowing of the ear channel, with a small amount of exudate and swelling of the outer ear. Specialty: Otorhinolaryngology: Symptoms: Ear pain, swelling of the ear canal, decreased hearing, [2] difficulty chewing: Types: Acute, chronic [2] Causes

8. No swabs: This is the safe way to clean your ears - AOL

   www.aol.com/news/safely-clean-ears-according...

   Try ear drops: Patients clean their ears with cerumenolytic agents, which help loosen ear wax, says Villagas, who notes that there are many over-the-counter options available. Mandal suggests ...

9. Surfer's ear - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfer's_ear

   Surfer's ear is the common name for an exostosis or abnormal bone growth within the ear canal. They are otherwise benign hyperplasias (growths) of the tympanic bone thought to be caused by frequent cold-water exposure. [1] Cases are often asymptomatic. [1] Surfer's ear is not the same as swimmer's ear, although infection can result as a side ...