Sometimes, we would say, “did you plug your ears with earwax?” To describe a person’s “behind the ears”. People call ear secretion “earwax”, subconsciously, it is regarded as human waste. In fact, earwax is also called cerumen.
The length of the external auditory canal of the human body is about 2.5cm ~ 3cm, and the earwax only accounts for the outer third of the external auditory canal, and the other two thirds near the tympanic membrane are not occupied by earwax. Earwax is acidic, which keeps the external auditory canal in an acidic environment, together with the ear hair on the wall of the auditory canal, to resist external bacterial invasion. “Pulling out your ears frequently and taking out all the earwax is tantamount to removing the external defense line of your ears. Allowing bacteria to invade the ear canal and tympanic membrane will cause chronic inflammation, ear pain, pus, and even hearing loss.”
Earwax will fall off. Experts say that ear wax will slowly move from the inside of the ear canal to the mouth of the ear canal and accumulate to a certain extent. Through the movement of the jaw joint during chewing, it will continue to fall off and drain out of the ear, so there is no need to worry about blocking the ear canal. “A healthy external auditory canal has its own self-cleaning function. If you blindly take it out, it may be self defeating and make it impossible for earwax to come out.” Because if you take out your ears with a cotton swab, you may not only fail to take out the earwax, but also push them inward, so that the earwax cannot be discharged by yourself. Once water enters the ears carelessly when washing hair or bathing, the earwax will absorb water and expand. The acidic earwax will corrode the skin deep in the ear canal and cause inflammation.
Moreover, frequent ear removal can also cause abnormal secretion of earwax. The longer the earwax may be, the more the newly secreted earwax will change from the original flake into a chip, thus reducing the ability to protect the ear.
39 Health Network Editor’s reminder, it’s better not to pull out your ears by yourself. If your ears are wet when you wash your hair, you can only wipe the position of your auricles with a cotton swab at most. If ear wax blocks the ear canal, you can go to the hospital for treatment. The otolaryngologist will take out the earwax with professional forceps under the direct vision of the frontal mirror.
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