In our daily life, we often shave the inside of our ears, okay?

In life, we often see some people like to take matchsticks, small hair clips and other things to pull out their ear wax when they are free, and say they are comfortable. In fact, it is very harmful, from ear canal inflammation to hearing loss or even loss. Why is this?

It turns out that the skin of our external auditory canal is relatively thin, closely connected with the perichondrium, with less subcutaneous tissue and poor blood circulation. Earwax, medically called cerumen, is the secretion of cerumen gland of external auditory canal, which has a certain protective effect on the skin of external auditory canal. Excessive earwax will block the external auditory canal, affect hearing, and sometimes stimulate the external auditory canal, making the ear canal itchy. So, if there is too much earwax, take it out. However, if the ear is pulled out improperly, it is most likely to cause external auditory canal injury and infection, boils, ear pain, and even hearing loss in severe cases. Often pulling out the ear will also make the cuticle of the external auditory canal swell and block the hair follicle, which is conducive to the growth of bacteria, leading to itchy ears and yellow water. The skin of external auditory canal is chronically congested for a long time, which is easy to stimulate the secretion of cerumen gland, but there will be more earwax. Frequently pulling out the ear can easily stimulate the proliferation of skin squamous cells or grass-roots cells, induce papilloma of external auditory canal, and also easily bring mold into the external auditory canal, making the ear itch unbearable. If mold grows on the eardrum, hearing loss and tinnitus may occur.

The eardrum is a thin film with a thickness of about 0.1mm. If you pull out your ear with a sharp tool, you will accidentally stab or even pierce the eardrum, which will seriously lead to deafness.

There is a lot of earwax. The correct treatment method is to roll absorbent cotton into cotton swabs and gently clean them out. If there is too much earwax to take out, you can ask a doctor for treatment.