Earwax Buildup

Earwax can build up within the ear.  It can form both within the entrance to the ear (where it can be cleaned out easily – and gently! – using cotton swabs or wet tissues – or within the inner ear, which is where it can cause or aggravate tinnitus.

Earwax is referred to as cerumen in medical circles.  It’s produced by outer ear canal glads, with the purpose of trapping small particles, including dust, and preventing them from getting to and possibly damaging the delicate eardrum (without which we wouldn’t be able to hear!).  Under normal circumstances, earwax dries and falls out of the ear, carrying with it dust or other debris it trapped, safely away from the inner ear.

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