You step out of the shower and, even though you know you shouldn't, you reach for a Q-tip to clean your ears. Except when you lower the swab, you can't help but notice… your ear wax smells. Is that ...

Ear candling is a practice meant to remove earwax but puts you at risk for burns, ear infections, and event temporary hearing ...

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If you can see wax in the outer part of a child’s ear, you can wipe it away with a damp flannel or cotton wall ball, she ...

The levels of the natural bodily oil sebum in ear wax could be used to detect Parkinson's disease early, according to a new study. Changes in sebum have previously been linked with the ...

Ear pimples are a common occurrence, but you have to take careful steps to treat them at the risk of damaging your hearing.