Ear wax is a fatty substance produced in your ear canal. The wax — medically known as cerumen — cleans your ears, protects them from infection, and lubricates the ear canal to stop it from becoming ...

Earwax, or cerumen, is usually amber-orange to light brown, but can vary. Changes in earwax color can indicate several things, such as injury or infection. Earwax plays essential roles in ear health.

Ear drops with hydrogen peroxide may be a safe, cost-effective, and easy-to-use treatment to help remove earwax buildup at home. Hydrogen peroxide is a common ingredient in liquid ear drops, known as ...

Your ear can get clogged from wax buildup or being at high elevation. In some cases, it can have a more serious cause. Treatments like the Valsalva maneuver or carefully inhaling steam may bring ...

Trevor Chapman, director and lead audiologist at angli-EAR, says summer to disrupt ear’s system for keeping itself healthy.