ear hair
Auditory canal fuzz
Ear hair is hair growing in or on the ear, particularly the coarse hair that sprouts from the ear canal or outer ear in older adults, especially men.
Often considered unsightly, it's routinely trimmed or removed: He bought a trimmer for his ear hair.
The phrase sometimes appears in discussions of aging or grooming.
External ear structure
- tragusEar's inner projection
- lobeRounded projecting part
- canalDug water passage
- helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
concha · auricle · cartilage · follicle · auditory · cilia · dermis · sebaceous
Cutting or pruning device
- scissorsPivoted twin-blade cutter
- tweezersPincerlike gripping instrument
- pluckingRemoving by tugging
- waxingCoating for shine
clippers · barber · manscaping · precision · maintenance · self-care · mirror · magnifying
Gradual functional decline with age
- elderlyAdvanced in age
- grayingLosing color with age
- matureFully grown or developed
- thinningReducing density or number
coarse · wiry · sprouting · hormonal · testosterone · androgen · proliferation · genetic predisposition
Self-conscious unease
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- unsightlyUnpleasant to look at
- self-consciousUncomfortably aware of oneself
vanity · appearance · unkempt · untidy · disheveled · groomed · well-kept · dating
Current-induced ionic separation
- laserConcentrated light device
- threadingPassing strand through opening
- depilatoryHair-removing substance
- professionalCredentialed in one's field
salon · aesthetician · cosmetic procedure · ingrown · irritation · redness · regrowth · stubble
pinna
External ear structure
helix · concha · auricle · cartilage · follicle · auditory · cilia · dermis · sebaceous · cerumen
trimmer
Cutting or pruning device
waxing · clippers · barber · manscaping · precision · maintenance · self-care · mirror · magnifying · snipping
senescence
Gradual functional decline with age
thinning · coarse · wiry · sprouting · hormonal · testosterone · androgen · proliferation · genetic predisposition · hereditary
embarrassment
Self-conscious unease
self-conscious · vanity · appearance · unkempt · untidy · disheveled · groomed · well-kept · dating · first impression
electrolysis
Current-induced ionic separation
- laserConcentrated light device
- threadingPassing strand through opening
- depilatoryHair-removing substance
professional · salon · aesthetician · cosmetic procedure · ingrown · irritation · redness · regrowth · stubble · smooth
- hearing anatomycochlea, auditory nerve, eardrum, ossicles, pinna
- earearlobe, eardrum, pinna, cochlea, helix
- grooming problemsbad breath, body odor, dandruff, split ends, acne
- things you trimhedges, bushes, shrubs, beard, mustache
- earsearlobe, eardrum, pinna, auricle, cochlea
- hairhaircut, hairstyle, coily, strands, follicle