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 ...

Every day, millions of Americans use cotton swabs to clean their ears. However, cotton swabs can push earwax further into the ear, causing wax blockage in the ear canal. Ear candling or ear coning can ...

You can clean your ears at home with a damp washcloth or over-the-counter drops. If your ears are impacted, a doctor can remove wax buildup. Do your ears feel blocked up? Excess wax can accumulate ...

Audiologists are drawing attention to how smelly earwax, even without pain, can signal bacterial buildup or early infection, increasing ...

Home Remedies for Earwax: When dirt accumulates in the ears, we start to experience all sorts of problems. Let's explain how ...

It may seem puzzling that your ears — which of course operate best when they’re not clogged up — produce a waxy substance that sometimes seems to do just that. But earwax actually plays an important ...

We don’t always have the answers, but we have some people on speed dial who do — which is why we present to you our series FYI where we have experts explain if lip balm is actually bad, how often you ...

Keeping AirPods clean is essential to their longevity and your hygiene. Given that many people use AirPods for multiple hours a day, dirt and ear wax can accumulate over time. Here are the dos and don ...

Do yourself a favor and clean your earbuds right now (before this common problem hits) ...

The first thing to know about how to how to clean your ears is what not to do: please don't stick a Q-Tip back there. Take it from someone who punctured an eardrum chasing down errant wax: Don’t do it ...