Ear care: do-it-yourself wax removal
<p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ears">ears</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="wax">wax</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bees">bees</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="earwax">earwax</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="protects">protects</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cleans">cleans</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ear">ear</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="traps">traps</span> <span word="dirt">dirt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="insects">insects</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="Doctors">Doctors</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="earwax">earwax</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="infections">infections</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waxy">waxy</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="ears">ears</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="dry">dry</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="earwax">earwax</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="name">name</span>: <span word="cerumen">cerumen</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="ancestry">ancestry</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="wet">wet</span>" <span word="kind">kind</span>: <span word="thick">thick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sticky">sticky</span>. <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Asians">Asians</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="have">have</span> "<span word="dry">dry</span>" <span word="earwax">earwax</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="glands">glands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="canal">canal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wax">wax</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="Earwax">Earwax</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="expelled">expelled</span>; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="washed">washed</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="wax">wax</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="harden">harden</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blockage">blockage</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="interferes">interferes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="soundwaves">soundwaves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reduces">reduces</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span>.</p><p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blockage">blockage</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ears">ears</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wax">wax</span> <span word="deeper">deeper</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>. <span word="Earwax">Earwax</span> <span word="removal">removal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="damage">damage</span>.</p><p><span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Institutes">Institutes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span>, <span word="NIH">NIH</span>, <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="excessive">excessive</span> <span word="earwax">earwax</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="wax">wax</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="softened">softened</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="mineral">mineral</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>, <span word="glycerin">glycerin</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="drops">drops</span>. <span word="Hydrogen">Hydrogen</span> <span word="peroxide">peroxide</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="carbamide">carbamide</span> <span word="peroxide">peroxide</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="help">help</span>.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="wax">wax</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="irrigation">irrigation</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="upright">upright</span>, <span word="take">take</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outer">outer</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ear">ear</span>. <span word="Gently">Gently</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="upward">upward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="straighten">straighten</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="canal">canal</span>. <span word="Use">Use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="syringe">syringe</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gently">gently</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="canal">canal</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p>
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