Lipid ear leakage, commonly known as “greasy ear”, is thin, soy sauce-colored, oily cerumen that is often associated with racial inheritance.
Cerumen has the function of protecting the skin of the external auditory canal and adhering to foreign objects (such as dust, insects, etc.), and is usually discharged on its own with the help of chewing, opening the mouth, and other movements.
The skin of the cartilaginous part of the external auditory canal has ceruminous glands, whose yellowish, sticky secretions are called cerumen, commonly known as earwax. When cerumen dries in the air, it is in the form of flakes; some cerumen is like sticky grease, commonly known as “greasy ear”.
Oil ear is related to heredity and humid living environment. It is a normal physiological phenomenon and has nothing to do with human health, so there is no need to worry too much.
If not accompanied by other discomforts, generally do not need to do special treatment, pay attention to do a good job of local hygiene can be clean.