Can a build up of ear wax be damaging to the ear? ?!


Question: Can a build up of ear wax be damaging to the ear!? !?
If not, can it potentially be a protective layer for the ear from loud noises OR constant use of headphones listening to music!? Thanks!Www@Answer-Health@Com


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I don't think it would be damaging to the ear per se, but I have had wax buildups to the point where I couldn't hear out of my ear, which then gave me headaches and loss of balance!. If you have a wax buildup, go to the doctor to get it rinsed out!. A little wax is good, but having too much of it isn't good!.

You can also prevent it from happening by putting a drop of water mixed with hydrogen peroxide!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

It's not damaging, but it is a pain!. I get wax build ups that prevent me from hearing properly!. I actually just went yesterday to get my ears flushed out at the doctors because they had gotten bad again and now everything seems very loud :) I think it's probably actually worse at protecting it because you need to make everything louder to compensate for the wax to hear it, so your listening to extra loud music and tv all day!.

Edit: Alcapone, que tips are the leading cause of wax buildups, my doctor warns me not to use them every time I go in there to get my ears flushed!. Save yourself the money you would spend on the 'solution' and just use peroxide!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

It can, if you get something called "swimmers ear" then the wax can actually just dry up and maybe even cause an infection, swimmers ear is when you get too much water in your ear and it just sits there, building up wax, when i had that, my ear got infected, it's best to clean your ear out every so often, keep it flowing!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

ya i thought i must have lost my hearing, or had an ear infection!. when i went to the doctor he stuck some tweezers in and pulled out a little ball of wax!. it was gross but i could have saved myself like 300 bucks if i had kept em cleaner with q-tips or they sell a solution at the grocery store that will break down the wax!. its in the pharmacy department!. I was really worried that i went def!. lol its funny to think of it now!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I don't think I'd want a buildup of ear wax!. I'd clean it out!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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