Please Avoid Cleaning Your Ears Always If You Don't Want To Develop Ear Problem, See Why

The ear has external, middle, and inner portions. The outer ear is called the pinna and is made of ridged cartilage covered by skin. Sound funnels through the pinna into the external auditory canal, a short tube that ends at the eardrum (tympanic membrane).

Most often, we are fond of the habits of always cleaning our ears without knowing the implications of doig so.

The ear wax that we clean up have it's own function

Earwax has several important jobs. First, it protects and moisturizes the skin of ear canal, preventing dry, itchy ears. Second, it contains special chemicals that fight off infections that could hurt the skin inside the ear canal. Finally, it acts as a shield between the outside world and the eardrum.

It serves as a natural cleanser as it moves out of the ear, and tests have shown it has antibacterial and antifungal properties. But for many people, earwax is too much of a good thing. An ear canal plugged up with earwax can cause earaches, infections, and other problems.

Over-clean your ears. Too much cleaning may bother your ear canal, cause infection, and may even increase the chances of earwax impaction. Understand symptoms of earwax impaction (wax blocking the ear): decreased hearing, fullness, ringing in the ear (tinnitus), and distortion/changes to hearing aid function.

An ear canal plugged up with earwax can cause earaches, infections, and other problems. If it gets lodged in a certain way, earwax can cause a cough by stimulating the branch of the vagus nerve that supplies the outer ear. And, not surprisingly, an excess of earwax can result in some loss of hearing.

some treatments for earwax removal cause the following complications:

Swimmer's ear (otitis external)

Earache.

Short-term (temporary) hearing loss.

Dizziness.

Retention of water in the canal.

Eardrum hole (perforation)

Ringing in the ears.

Bleeding from the ear.

How often should you get ears cleaned?

A good rule of thumb is to see a professional for ear cleaning every six months or so

If you must clean your ear by yourself then follow this steps

Soften the wax. Use an eyedropper to apply a few drops of baby oil, mineral oil, glycerin or hydrogen peroxide in your ear canal.

Use warm water. After a day or two, when the wax is softened, use a rubber-bulb syringe to gently squirt warm water into your ear canal.

Dry your ear canal.

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