hoe do you get ear wax in your ear?

Question

hahaha people have the lamest questions so i wanted my own lame question after cleaning out my ear i decided to ask this :]

Answer 1

you sound like a high school drop-out!

Answer 2

What's so lame about it? The wax forms naturally, and at times builds up to the point it affects your hearing. At that point, it's a good idea to remove it - but not by poking stuff in your ear canal. You need a rubber bulb syringe and warm water to flush it out *gently* while in the bath or shower. Sometimes the wax buildup hardens and is very difficult to remove. It can become a germ trap that allows an infection to develop in your ear canal that can destroy your eardrum and move into your inner ear, in which case you're in a heap of trouble, boy - and you need to see a doctor or lose your hearing permanently. And yes, it can get even worse than that if you ignore the pain and the drainage. Some do - and some die. So once again - what's lame about that question? Only that you obviously didn't realize how important to your health accurate information is!

Answer 3

Ear wax is produced by sebaceous glands in the skin lining your ear canal to keep the ear drum and skin soft and pliable, and to prevent growth of undesireable bacteria and other germs.
Sometimes it tends to build up, especially if you don't wash your ears regularly. Debrox is a good OTC ear cleaner and may relieve mild external ear infections. For anything really painful or serious, see an EENT doctor. Take good care of your precious ears and hearing.

Answer 4

earwax is a buildup of particles and dust from in the air and not keeping them cleaned properly i dont know why they call it wax only cause the lubrication in the ears and the stuff that gets into the ear makes it gooey i guess

Answer 5

Earwax is produced by two types of glands: modified sweat glands called ceruminous glands, and sebaceous or oil glands. The secretions from the ceruminous and sebaceous glands, both cerumen and sebum, combine to form what we call earwax.

Earwax is composed of more than 40 different substances including not only wax and oil but also dead skin cells. In fact, the primary component of earwax is keratin, an extremely fibrous protein substance found in the outermost layer of the skin. On all other parts of the body, old dead skin cells are removed by friction such as during bathing or from contact with clothing; but in the ear, earwax performs this important function. The movement during chewing, swallowing, and talking as well as small hairs called cilia help to move the earwax and debris (old skin cells, dust, or dirt) to the external opening of the ear; thus earwax traps dust and dirt, and it cleans and lubricates the ear canal as it migrates from the eardrum to the outer ear.

The exact composition of earwax varies from person to person and ranges in color from golden-yellow to tan to dark brown or even black. Scientists have not yet discovered exactly what pigment is responsible for giving earwax its color. What scientists do know is that there are essentially two types of cerumen—dry and wet—and which type a person has is genetically determined. Scientists believe that the type of earwax is coded for by a single gene. The trait for the dry type is recessive while the trait for the wet type is dominant. Dry earwax is more common in individuals of Asian and Native American descent whereas wet earwax is more common in African Americans and Caucasians. Wet cerumen can be further classified as soft (moist and sticky) or hard (dry and desiccated). Soft cerumen is more common in children and hard cerumen is more common in adults.

Sometimes too much earwax builds up in the ear, and can then harden and cause a blockage in the ear. People with hard cerumen are more likely to have problems with it accumulating and occluding the ear canal; hence, cerumen impaction is a common problem in the elderly. When cerumen becomes impacted, a person may experience ear pain or have problems with hearing. Treatment for cerumen impaction involves either irrigations of the ear with solutions that can dissolve the earwax or removal of the earwax with blunt instruments. These procedures should be performed only by individuals who are trained to do so. Many people use cotton swabs to remove earwax from their ears. While cotton swabs are okay to use on the outer ear, they should NEVER be used to remove earwax from the ear canal. Using cotton swabs actually increases the risk of earwax impaction by pushing it further into the canal. Moreover, using cotton swabs in the ear canal can damage the cilia, tear the skin increasing the risk for infection, and seriously injure the eardrum.

Answer 6

Silly person. You get wax in your ear because you forgot to blow out the flame and the wax melted.

Answer 7

Your ears have glands which secrete CERUMEN which is a sticky substance to trap dirt, bugs bacteria, etc from damaging your ear canal and ear drums from damage

Answer 8

First you must find some ear wax, then roll it into tiny little balls and then stuff it in very carefully.

Answer 9

At night, the ear wax elves come about and trowel it in.

Answer 10

IT'S A NATURAL PROCESS OF THE EAR CANAL WHICH HELPS TO FILTER OUT THE THINGS FLYING AROUND IN THE AIR.

Answer 11

dust enters into your ears water and some excretions cause wax