What is earwax, and why clean the ears with cotton sticks - a good idea Bashny.Net

It is believed that clean the ears with cotton sticks - is perfectly acceptable, but according to experts, is nothing good in this net

Earwax - a natural substance produced in the ears of many mammals, including humans. It argued that the sulfur - a sign of uncleanliness, but in fact it was she who helps keep the ears clean, filter dust, debris and other substances such as shampoo. Thus, the sulfur protects the ear canal from infection.

The ear canal in our bodies, in fact, "dead-end". Dead skin cells can not be removed therefrom by physical erosion, as it happens in other areas of the body. Sulphur - a creative solution to this problem. Produced by the sebaceous glands and sulfur in the ear canal, it contains a number of organic compounds, including saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, alcohols and cholesterol. The exact chemical composition of sulfur varies depending on the diet, ethnicity, age and condition of the environment.



Earwax may play an important role in the functioning of her ears and, in most cases, do not need to get rid of. Our ears are self-cleaning, and if they work without disturbance, no further intervention is needed in order to keep them clean. Some people self-cleaning mechanism of the ears is broken, and the sulfur is "trapped" on a certain area of ​​the ear canal. This can happen for a variety of reasons, including the anatomy of the ear (some people have very sharp bends ear canal). Or it may be due to the introduction into the ear canal of foreign bodies, such as cotton swabs, which may lead to the fact that sulfur is actually will be "pushed" deeper into the ear canal.

Since the ear all the time produces sulfur, there, where the sulfur particles are pushed into the wand, eventually there cerumen impaction, which can remain in the ear for decades. Excess sulfur in the ear has a lot of side effects, including pain, general irritation and sometimes infection of the ear canal. In some cases, a ringing in the ears, hum or other extraneous sounds. Cerumen can hurt the eardrum, or completely block the external auditory meatus, which will prevent the passage of sound. This happens in 35% of people aged 65 years and can cause moderate hearing loss, which disappears after the removal of sulfur. That is our efforts to rid the ear actually violate their self-cleaning cycle. A few drops of water or natural oils (eg, olive or almond) can be very effective to soften the cerumen in the ear, and it will facilitate the "migration" of the ear. If there is no improvement, you should consult your doctor, who may prescribe douching with water. The main thing you should never do - is to push something into the ears to clean them.

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