ear wax blockage
Canal debris accumulation
Ear wax blockage is a buildup of cerumen—the waxy substance produced in the ear canal—that obstructs hearing or causes discomfort.
The blockage may result from overproduction, narrow ear canals, or pushing wax deeper with cotton swabs.
Symptoms include muffled hearing, earache, and a sensation of fullness: The doctor said my hearing loss was just ear wax blockage.
- cerumenWaxy ear discharge
- impactedInfluenced or wedged in
- cloggedBlocked by buildup
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- hearing lossReduced ability to perceive sound
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Inflamed auditory canal
inner ear infection · labyrinthitis · mastoiditis · swimmer's ear · tinnitus
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