• Question: How does ear wax build up in our ears?

    Asked by issi759 to Alessandro, Angela, Claudia, Marina, Phil on 13 Mar 2013.
    • Photo: Claudia Krehl

      Claudia Krehl answered on 13 Mar 2013:

      There are some glands in your ears that produce the wax and it is a natural cleaning mechanism of the ear. Dirt, bacteria or even insect get trapped in the wax, so they can’t cause any harm to your ear drum.

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