What it is, why it’s there, and why q-tips are a bad idea. Ear wax, or cerumen, is a naturally occurring substance produced in the ears of many mammals, including humans. Despite popular beliefs about ...

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 ...

You probably clean your ears with Q-Tips-- and even enjoy how satisfying it can be -- but Q-tips aren't the safest method and can actually harm your ears. You can potentially injure your ears or worse ...

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 ...

LIKE pimple-popping, earwax removal videos are a relaxing refuge for some. But before you pick up the cotton bud, earwax enthusiast and removal expert Lisa Hellwege wants you to read this first.

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 ...

We are all too familiar with the red brown wax produced in our ears. Many of us attempt to clean it off using cotton buds and other objects. But what you are really doing is pushing the wax further in ...

A PAIR of bizarre ear wax cleaning headphones are going viral and they're not for the faint-hearted. The unusual invention could be more effective than the classic cotton bud but they're pricey and ...

LIKE pimple-popping, earwax removal videos are a relaxing refuge for some. But before you pick up the cotton bud, earwax enthusiast and removal expert Lisa Hellwege wants you to read this first.