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Can impacted ear wax cause eustachian tube dysfunction? can it cause fluid to build up in middle ear? starting to think issues started cause ear wax.
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No: Ear wax in located in the external ear canal. Can not cause fluid behind the ear drum. Ear wax can not cause Eustachian tube dysfunction.
Answered 11/15/2018
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No, an no: Impacted wax is in the external ear which isolated from the middle ear and Eustachian tube by the ear drum
Answered 11/15/2018
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