Wax is normal: Healthy ears produce wax as a protective layer coating the ear canal. Among other things, the wax helps to prevent fungal infections that would otherwise set in in a warm moist cavity like your ear canal. The skin of your ear canal is designed to expel the wax at a normal rate and using things such as q-tips can disrupt the normal amount of wax needed to protect your ears. If blockage - see ent.
Answered 12/9/2013
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Wax: Wax is a mixture of both cerumen and debris. Cerumen is a secretion produced by glands in the outer ear. Some people have a tendency to produce excessive cerumen.
Answered 12/9/2013
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Normal: Some people produce more wax in their ears than others. Make sure you avid using q-tips for it can cause wax impaction. Have your ears irrigated professionally every 3-4 months.
Answered 1/1/2020
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