Your Ears Can Indicate Your Health: Don't Ignore These 8 Factors

It is a normal hygienic procedure to clean our ears once every few days. However, not all of us know that ear wax can also indicate the state of our health. With the help of a Q-tip, you can check the color of your ear wax and understand what it means.

TIMESTAMPS
What do we know about the human ear? 0:35
Ear wax of a gray color 1:28
Ear wax with traces of blood 2:09
Ear wax of a brown color 3:02
Ear wax of a black color 3:40
Ear wax of a white color 4:25
Ear wax with an unpleasant smell 5:14
Liquid ear wax 6:03
Dry earwax 6:36
See a doctor if you have the following symptoms 7:06
What you shouldn't do to avoid any problems 8:14
Three most interesting facts about your ears 8:47

SUMMARY
Ear wax is not a body waste to get rid of regularly, quite the contrary - it's a kind of protection. It keeps the ear canal lubricated, therefore, prevents the ears from itching. Moreover, it prevents different pollutants from entering the inner ear. Even more surprisingly, this substance has antibacterial properties.
Our body is a clever mechanism. Did you know that when we chew, the movement pushes ear wax to the outer part of the ear? This way, your ears self-clean!
If your ears tend to produce a big amount of ear wax creating a build-up, you can take some preventive measures yourself.
- It's effective to use agents softening the wax. They can be mineral or baby oil, or ear drops. It is enough to put a few drops of these substances into your ear once a week to soften the ear wax and help it to come out faster and with ease.
- Another way to take care of your ears is to buy a special at-home kit for their irrigation. Follow the instruction precisely step by step.

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[BRIGHTSIDEOFFICIAL]

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[eccodaisy]

0:09 video starts here
0:37 "ears allow people to hear, ear wax is not a body waste, it's a kind of protection"
1:14 "when we chew, the movement pushes ear wax to the outer part of the ear"

*how ear wax can indicate the state of your health:*
1:27 gray: nothing to worry, probably dust
2:09 blood: eardrum might be perforated, go to the doc
3:00 brown: can indicate that your body has gone through a stressful time
3:38 black: probably really old ear wax
4:24 white: quite a commontype, can indicate the presence of a recessive gene, or maybe you need vitamins
5:13 unpleasant smell: probably infection or trapped water
6:03 liquid: natural mechanism of ear cleaning
6:36 dry: lack of lean fats, maybe dermatitis, usually likely nothing serious

8:10 what you shouldn't do, ear candles don't work
8:51 top 3 facts about ears: the inner ear is responsible for balance, your ear functions while you're sleeping, the ear canal is hairy

you're welcome

[shifty]

This guy has a very calming voice. He makes me feel like everything is going to be ok

[TsetsiStoyanova]

Depends on how long you haven’t cleaned your ears... obviously!

[DN-wbvf]

Wow thanks for sharing on this earwax topic! As someone who deals with excessive earwax, now sees this as a blessing and not a curse! I stopped getting my ears flushed out long time ago and just try to clean around and inside of the outer ear without pushing wax down into the ear canal. But, this can definitely become a struggle for sure..🙄

[leokimvideo]

I have always been sick, never ever had Grey wax

[haileyoliva]

how did I end up here in the middle of the night

[meditationforthedaymusic]

I wonder how many times in my life have I ever had white wax and just assumed my ears were clean because I didn't see anything on the Q tip.

[darlenezanolini]

I have just been to two different doctors. One told me that I don't have any hair in my ears. I have constant ringing 24/7 . It's something I need to learn to live with.

[wxrcrazygaming]

Who else is scrolling down the comments whilst watching the vid😂😂

[kamaiapattillo]

Anybody else get that good feeling when cleaning your ears?

[snraijuu]

Even my earwax tells me I'm stressed out...

[meepmoe]

Okay, just a small PSA since some people seem to misunderstand this, Q-tips can be used to clean the OUTTER part of your ear, but you shouldn't push them down your ear canal. A Q-tip box even states that you shouldn't push them in your ear. Just use it to gently wipe away excess ear wax from the outter part of your ear.

[JaneCooper]

Grey color? ?? I've never seen that, only light yellow to mid yellow

[plusequals]

I am deaf, but your comments helped me a lot.

[TheDweeb]

"What is the ear? It's an important body part that allows you to hear sounds around you."
*Thanks Dr Obvious*

[missyvaughn]

I live in the city have never in my life had gray ear wax

[jocastillo]

I've been cleaning my ears with q-tips everyday since I was a little girl. Once I got older I learned we're not supposed to clean our ears with q-tips but I still do it anyway. It's habit! My ears don't get a chance to collect wax, and no I don't get ear infections or get sick often. I rarely get sick. Maybe I'm an exception?? 🤷

[aguiiluz]

i didn’t even know you can have all these colors in your ear 😐

[cerinefalls]

So what I've learned:
1. I need to go to the doctor
2. I need to go to the doctor
And 3. I need to go to the doctor