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 ...

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 ...

Wipe with a damp washcloth: This is the safest and best method of all. You can't really get inside your ear canal with your finger, and gently rubbing around the outside of it with a damp cloth is ...

You probably don’t think much about your ear wax, unless you see it collecting on a pair of earbuds or earplugs. That buildup might look offputting, but it’s actually a boon to your health. But what ...

Ah, TikTok, home of makeup tutorials, lip-syncing tunes, cute animal content and—earwax removal videos? Yes, it’s true: That goopy amber stuff on your For You page is coming out of someone’s ear canal ...

The newly released guide is written to keep readers informed about the regular care of their ears with Polished Ear’s digital cleaning kit. Compared to regular doctor treatments, the high-tech kit ...

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 ...

The doctors’ advice hasn’t changed much, but it’s still so unsatisfying: You should not use cotton swabs to clean your ears. Updated clinical guidelines published Tuesday in the journal Otolaryngology ...

It's common nowadays to wear something in or over your ears to listen to music, a podcast or talk on the phone. Some people ...

"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 ...