why do you have earwax?

Question

my friend wants to know because she hates to clean her ears

Answer 1

to keep the canall clean, if your friend would leave it alone it will really clean itself, the act of chewing moves wax (cerumen) out of the canal naturally, the more you pick or clean it packs it in against the drum, causing problems

Answer 2

We have earwax to keep bugs from going into our ears. I am not being silly.

Answer 3

just like snot , this is a bodily function to remove dirt and death skin from the ear canal and it keeps the thin skin of the eardrum moist