NEVER USE Cotton bud, Broom stick, Biro, Needles, etc to remove EARWAX INSIDE YOUR EAR.

#DON'T, I repeat DON'T!

Earwax may may seen dirty but it has several functions in our body.

#LET_ME_EXPLAIN 👇👇👇👇

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Your ears usually do a good job cleaning themselves & Don’t need any Extra care.

The only reason you should clean them is to soften or remove earwax from the outside of your ear canals. And if you’re going to do that, you’ll need to know how to do it carefully.

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#IMPORTANCE OF EARWAX

- The Ear produces a substance called CERUMEN (Earwax). It’s NORMAL for your body to produce it, and it actually helps PROTECT and LUBRICATE your ears.

- If you didn’t have earwax, your ears would probably be ITCHY and DRY.

3/cont...
- EARWAX also has ANTIBACTERIAL Properties, which means your ears are SELF-CLEANING.

- EARWAX is like a FILTER for your ears, keeping out harmful things like dirt and dust, and trapping them so they don’t go deep inside.

- EARWAX ISN’T formed in the deep part of your ear canal;
it’s made in the OUTER SECTION.

So, the only REASON you’d have an earwax #BLOCKAGE is because you tried to clean your ears with a Cotton-bud (or co) and PUSHED the WAX in DEEPER.

SWABBING or STICKING POINTY OBJECTS inside your ear can cause other SERIOUS PROBLEMS such as 👇:
- Infection
- Rupture of the Eardrum
- Significant Hearing Loss

SHOULD YOU CLEAN YOUR EARS ???

Ideally, NO!. Your Ear canals doesn't need cleaning.

BUT if TOO MUCH earwax builds up and starts to CAUSE SYMPTOMS (Cerumen Impaction).
This means earwax has completely filled your ear canal and it can happen in one or both EARS.

#SYMPTOMS_OF_CERUMEN_IMPACTION ARE:

- Pain or a feeling of fullness in your ear
- Feeling like your ear is plugged
- Partial loss of hearing, which worsens over time
- Ringing in your Ear (Tinnitus)
- Itching, discharge, or a smell coming from your Ear

For MINOR ISSUES, your PHARMACIST can recommend some DROPS, H2O2 or Glycerin to soften the Earwax.

#WARNING ⚠ 👇👇👇
If the problem ISN'T an Earwax buildup, but something more serious,
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE can make the problem much WORSE.

👉 This kind of earwax buildup is #RARE.

But if you’re experiencing any of the symptoms Listed above, DON’T ASSUME earwax is the problem. Quickly see an ENT Doctor for further examination.
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