If you can see wax in the outer part of a child’s ear, you can wipe it away with a damp flannel or cotton wall ball, she noted. “Don’t use soap” and “never poke anything, including a cotton bud, down ...

Wipe with a damp washcloth: This is the safest and best method of all. You can't really get inside your ear canal with your ...

How many times have you used a cotton swab, or an earbud, to clean your ears? Do you think it helped you get rid of all the dirt and wax from your ears? Or did it leave you with an itchier ear and ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Experts say, when it comes to cleaning your ears, what "feels right" might actually be doing more harm than good. Some people are more prone to ear wax production, and some people's ...

The ears produce wax, a natural compound that protects the ear canal. When it accumulates, you need to remove it to prevent your ears from developing hearing difficulties. When you clean the ear, it’s ...

Researchers investigating Parkinson’s disease have made a curious discovery related to ear wax that could improve prospects of prevention and diagnosis. A team based at Zhejiang University in ...

Ear wax may provide an unexpected early warning of Parkinson’s disease (PD), according to new research. In particular, its odor could help clinicians detect the progressive neurological movement ...

The levels of the natural bodily oil sebum in ear wax could be used to detect Parkinson's disease early, according to a new study. Changes in sebum have previously been linked with the ...

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Could your ear wax tell you if you have Parkinson’s disease? Some 90,000 people are diagnosed with the degenerative neurological condition in the U.S. each year, and annual deaths have surged in ...