Earwax, or cerumen, is a natural secretion that is necessary to help preserve ear health. Contrary to what some might believe, earwax is not “dirt” buildup but is, in fact, a protective mechanism that ...

In a bizarre first, the South China Morning Post reports, doctors in China have surgically grafted a patient’s severed ear to her foot. The patient, a woman identified by their surname Sun, suffered a ...

Peter Carew is a member of Audiology Australia. Swimming is one of the best parts of summer. But long after you’ve cooled down and dried off, you might be left with a niggling feeling – there is still ...

The ear canal often gets buildup of a yellow substance we call ear wax. The glands in the ear canal produce this substance for no exact known reason other than to trap particles and dust before they ...

Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...

Ear congestion can be relieved in a few different ways, including by flushing out your sinuses, taking allergy medication, or applying a warm cloth. Treatment generally depends on what is causing the ...

Today I’m trying ear candling, which has an ancient history in China and is related to moxibustion. It involves burning a flaming candle with mugwort smoke in and around someone’s ear. (No joke!) It’s ...

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Most of us have been using cotton swabs to clean our ears since babyhood, but apparently, it’s really not a good idea. The swabs, aka Q-Tips, have been around for decades, first being made in the ...

Jon Wardle is Professor of Public Health, Foundation Director of the National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine and the Maurice Blackmore Chair of Naturopathic Medicine at Southern Cross University, ...

Ava Lee is telling me I have really soft ears. She certainly would know; she’s just applied lymphatic ear seeds to them after 10 minutes of massaging my lobe, the shell-shaped auricle, and helix (the ...

Is it safe to use cotton swabs to remove earwax? Most of us have seen or used the earwax-cleaning products all over social media — high-tech lavage kits, spoons equipped with smartphone cameras, ...