What is earwax?

It is a wax used to make candles.

Not at all.

Earwax is used to lubricate and protect our ear canal, middle ear and inner ear.

But how does it form?

Our ear canal consists of special glands.

They produce an oily and waxy substance called cerumen.

Cerumen moisturizes our ears.

It traps dust and dead skin cells, keeping our ears clean.

Besides this, cerumen also has antibacterial properties.

When harmful microbes try to enter deeper into our ears, the cerumen traps and kills the microbes.

These dead microbes, dust, oil and dead skin cells together form the earwax.

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