Waxing lyrical: taking ear wax seriously

Re:Waxing lyrical: taking ear wax seriously by deviledeggs on Thursday July 08, 2021 @04:35AM (#27769539)

Friendly reminder that the #1 reason for impacted ear wax is people sticking their fingers in there.

Ear canal skin grows outwards. If you never stick your finger in your ear, eventually everything will work it's way out.

The people spending time and money jamming stuff in their ears are like the women who used to wash out their hoo-ha's in the 50's

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Re:Waxing lyrical: taking ear wax seriously by dkdbejwi383 on Thursday July 08, 2021 @05:02AM (#27769678)

Earbuds/in-ear monitors are another one, and earplugs for people working in loud environments.

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Re:Waxing lyrical: taking ear wax seriously by jnwatson on Thursday July 08, 2021 @11:20AM (#27773094)

I disagree. It is a genetic problem; some people have problems with it and some people don't. Importantly, Asians have different ear wax than those of other races.

I was born with small ear canals and have particularly sticky ear wax. My father has it, and so does my daughter. We've all found different solutions.

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