Question 1

how fast do your ears grow?

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Rapid until 8 to 10: They grow quite rapidly until about age 8 to 10. Then the rate slows  with fairly linear growth of the external ear throughout the rest of  life.

Question 2

do your ears continue to grow or enlarge as you get older?

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Yes: German studies demonstrated after the age of about age 10 there is fairly linear growth of the external ear throughout life.

Question 3

what does "candling your ears " mean?

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Ear candling: Ear candling = placement  of lit, hollow, candle in external ear canal. This can be dangerous.

Question 4

what would cause a chirping noise in your ears?

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Tinnitus: Tinnitus can have many manifestations. See an ENT doc for evaluation/suggestions.

Question 5

is there a natural way to clean your ears?

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Clean out ears.: Best is to stay away from trying to clean the inside of your ear canals.  Do not place anything smaller than your elbow into your ear canal as you can easily cause harm to your inner structures.
Ears canals naturally clean themselves.

Question 6

what could cause a squishy sound in your ears?

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Squishy ears: Water is most likely. May be trapped behind wax. Have someone take a look.

Question 7

could having a toothache cause your ears to hurt?

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YES: Lower molars that are causing pain from the nerve dying refer pain to the ear.

Question 8

when you hear your ears ringing, what is actually happening?

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Possible nerve damag: Many causes but a common cause is damage from too much noise to the auditory nerve or vascular insufficiency  to the nerve area in the ear.

Stop using headphones  with loud music and noises coming through.

Question 9

can you tell me how to clean out your ears?

Accepted Answer

Removal kit: Hi
The easiest way is to get an ear wax removal kit from your local pharmacy. The are numerous products but they all work the same way. There is a liquid/gel that you drip 4-6 drops in each ear and let it sit for 5-8 minutes and then rinse it out with warm water. The simplest is to do it before you're about to take a shower. Hope this helps

Question 10

what causes your ears to feel like air is coming through?

Accepted Answer

Air coming ears: Google Eustachian tubes and review.

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