why do we get ear wax?!


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ear wax is a substance that will trap any dirt-smog ect. before it hits the inner ear canal causing havoc
without it, are ear drums are very vulnerable kinda like fly paper hanging at the door---lol

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To trap dirt and dust before it makes it's way to the sensitive ear drum.

The skin on the outer part of the canal has special glands that produce earwax. The purpose of this natural wax is to repel water and to trap dust and sand particles. Usually a small amount of wax accumulates, and then dries up and falls out of the ear canal caring with it unwanted particles.

it protects the ear drum from dust ect

because you touch yourself at night!

Our body secreted various kinds of fluids in it for the lubrication .for example it produces a mucus liquid in stomach and through sinuses to prevent foreign particles from collecting .The wax in the ear is produced to expell the foreign particles from the ear. The people suffering from the condition of sinusitis get ear wax more often .Milk and dairy products increase the ear wax formation.

to stop dirt or foreign particles entering the ear
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