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 ...

Cotton swabs may feel the most satisfying, but there are safer and more effective alternatives. Credit...Eric Helgas for The New York Times Supported by By Caroline Hopkins Q: I know I’m not supposed ...

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Could your ear wax tell you if you have Parkinson’s disease? Some 90,000 people are diagnosed with the degenerative neurological condition in the U.S. each year, and annual deaths have surged in ...

This is the stomach-churning moment a doctor pulls a massive ball of wax out of a patient's ear so he can finally hear again. The ball of wax was so big the man wasn't able to remove it himself. So he ...

Earwax plays an important function in keeping our ears healthy, but too much can cause problems. The majority of people don't need earwax removal and excessive cleaning can damage your ears. But in ...

It turns out, you shouldn’t use a cotton swab to clean out your ears. Your ears are self-cleaning machines, with very little maintenance required. One of its best defenses? Earwax. People are putting ...

We’re gonna need a bigger Q-tip. A UK doctor was feeling queasy after extracting 16 years worth of earwax from a man who hadn’t cleaned his lugs in almost two decades. A Caters News clip of the ...

Sixteen years' worth of earwax was removed from a United Kingdom man who had not cleaned his ears in more than a decade and a half. An online Caters News clip of the nauseating removal and the “dig” ...

Hydrogen peroxide is a common ingredient in eardrops that can help remove earwax by adding oxygen to the wax, causing it to bubble and soften. Earwax is a waxy substance secreted in the ear canal. It ...

The unusual invention could be more effective than the classic cotton bud but they’re pricey and look rather disgusting after use, The Sun reports. A video of the headphones was posted on YouTube by ...