A new study by University of Manchester audiologists has highlighted the difficulties people face with impacted ear wax. The findings are published in the British Journal of General Practice as more ...

An impaction occurs when the ... Using tools like this (or your fingers) can remove some wax, but it actually pushes the rest of the wax deeper into the ear. There's also the chance that you ...

The removal method depends on the consistency of the wax and where it's located inside the ear canal. Here, we're looking at hard, impacted wax. But this wax is way too impacted, so suction isn't ...

Bradley Kesser, an ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctor and professor in otolaryngology at UVA Health in Virginia. And yes, that means you shouldn't be using cotton swabs to remove wax from your ears.