You've probably used cotton swabs to clean your ears. Here's why ENTs say you shouldn't. (Getty Images) "Don’t put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear." It's the kind of thing you may have ...

What is an Ear Wax? Ear wax or Cerumen is a sticky, yellowish fluid that hardens and turns to wax over time. The body secretes this in order to protect the ears. However, this protection might not be ...

Earwax, scientifically known as cerumen, is technically just skin cells that have fallen off inside the ear, bits of hair and secretion from the ceruminous glands mixed together. Although earwax is ...

Some people say that cleaning ear wax is quite a pleasurable experience, others practice it as a ritual and end up cleaning their ears with anything they find including ear buds, safety pins and hair ...

Hearing health isn't just about lowering the volume; keeping your headphones and earbuds clean matters just as much.

More online at www.VirginiaHearingAids.com. Among the most common reasons for short-term hearing loss is a build up of ear wax, which obstructs the ear canal and disrupts hearing. Individuals who have ...

Chris Brennan-Jones receives funding from the Cochlear Foundation, the Lions Hearing Foundation (WA) and has previously received funding from the Medical Research Council (UK) and Action on Hearing ...

Earwax, medically known as cerumen, is a substance naturally produced by glands in the ear canal. It serves critical functions: Trapping dust, dirt, bacteria, bugs (really!) and other foreign ...

"Don’t put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear." It's the kind of thing you may have heard your grandmother say, but, for the most part, it’s true, says Dr. Bradley Kesser, an ear, nose and ...