Frequent ear-pulling is not recommended. Excessive ear-pulling has the potential to damage the self-barrier function of the external auditory canal, and may also increase the risk of skin damage to the external auditory canal and increase the risk of inflammatory infections of the external auditory canal.
The human external auditory canal contains ceruminous glands, which secrete a small amount of cerumen. Under normal circumstances cerumen is in a dynamic equilibrium process, which can maintain the outer ear in a slightly acidic environment and play a defensive role in the external ear canal. Cerumen will be eliminated from the body with chewing, talking and other actions, and there is no need to pull out the ear.
If there is excessive cerumen, cerumen blockage, otitis externa and other causes of ear discomfort, you can use a cotton swab or an ear scooper for proper cleaning, if you can’t solve the problem by yourself, then it is recommended to go to the hospital, and you can clean up the secretion of the ear canal under an otoscope. If there is moldy otitis externa and other conditions, you need to cooperate with antifungal drugs to treat the symptoms.
Therefore, if the ear discomfort, it is best to recommend to the hospital, targeted treatment, avoid excessive ear pulling.