ear wax
Auditory passage secretion
Ear wax is the yellowish waxy substance secreted in the ear canal.
It traps dust and debris, protecting the eardrum.
Most people produce it continuously; some produce enough to cause blockages requiring removal.
Also spelled as one word: earwax.
Waxy ear discharge
- pinnaExternal ear structure
- auricleExternal ear or atrial appendage
- auditory canalPassage conveying sound inward
- glandsSecreting organs
Firmly lodged condition
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- buildupGradual accumulation over time
- otoscopeEar canal inspection instrument
- otolaryngologistPhysician for ears, nose, throat
audiologist · hearing loss · tinnitus · occlusion · ENT · referral · irrigation · extraction
Substance released by glands
- protectiveServing to guard
- antibacterialKills or inhibits germs
- antimicrobialKills or inhibits germs
- lubricantFriction-reducing substance
lipids · keratin · hydrophobic · self-cleaning · acidic · fatty acids · debris · waterproofing
Fluffy-ended applicator sticks
- flushingWashing by water surge
- earbudsTiny insertable audio devices
- warm waterMildly heated H2O
- olive oilFruit-pressed culinary fat
cerumen
Waxy ear discharge
- pinnaExternal ear structure
- auricleExternal ear or atrial appendage
- auditory canalPassage conveying sound inward
glands · hair follicles · skin · epithelium
impaction
Firmly lodged condition
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- buildupGradual accumulation over time
- otoscopeEar canal inspection instrument
otolaryngologist · audiologist · hearing loss · tinnitus · occlusion · ENT · referral · irrigation · extraction
sticky
Apt to adhere
dark · soft · hard · amber · crumbly · viscous · texture · color · consistency · genetic variation
secretion
Substance released by glands
- protectiveServing to guard
- antibacterialKills or inhibits germs
- antimicrobialKills or inhibits germs
lubricant · lipids · keratin · hydrophobic · self-cleaning · acidic · fatty acids · debris · waterproofing · pH balance
cotton swabs
Fluffy-ended applicator sticks
- flushingWashing by water surge
- earbudsTiny insertable audio devices
- warm waterMildly heated H2O
- earsearlobe, ears, pinna, auricle, cochlea
- Waxparaffin, carnauba, spermaceti, candle making, cerumen
- Ear Carecotton swabs, Q-tips, cerumen, otoscope
- ENT conditionstinnitus, sinusitis, hearing loss, sore throat, tonsillitis
- hearing anatomycochlea, auditory nerve, ossicles, pinna, malleus
- hearingcochlea, hearing loss, deaf, hearing test, hearing aid