Why Are Some Ears Waxier Than Others?
Some People Are More Likely to Produce an Excess of Earwax, Including People Who: Have Very High-Stress Lifestyles. Have Chronic Ear Infections. Are Older. Why...
Some people are more likely to produce an excess of earwax, including people who: have very high-stress lifestyles. have chronic ear infections. are older.
Why are my ears getting Waxier?
Conditions such as stenosis (narrowing of the ear canal), overgrowth of hair in the canal, and hypothyroidism can cause wax buildup. Using cotton swabs/Q-tips, wearing hearing aids, and the aging of the skin and loss of elasticity can also lead to excessive cerumen!
Why do I have more earwax than others?
Some people produce more earwax than others. However, according to the NHS, there are other factors that can play a part, including the production of particularly hard wax, age, bony growths in the outer ear, and having narrow or hairy ear canals.
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