The ear is a marvelous, humble organ. It powers our hearing and also our balance, keeping us upright and connected to the world around us. In return, ear doctors tend to ask that we follow one very ...

A medical professional can complete the cleaning in one or two sessions, manually clearing the ear canal, or using warm water ...

Doctors specializing in multiple areas of ear care explain how to maintain optimal ear health without overdoing it.

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. Earwax is a ...

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Licensed audiologists explain what's really happening when earwax falls out of the ear and why it might not be the relief people think it is.

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” ...