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Is the ear wax test real?

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Dr. Jed Kwartler
Dr. Jed Kwartleranswered
enT - Head & Neck Surgery 40 years experience
Ear wax: Have never heard of an ear wax "test". Wax is just made up of dead skin and oils secreted from glands. Not much you could learn from it by having it "tested" so i would say not real.
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