Earwax, as the name suggests, is poop in the ear. Many people who love cleanliness believe that the poop in the ear is dirty and must be pulled out cleanly in order to feel comfortable. Is this right? Earwax, also known as cerumen, is a yellowish sticky substance secreted by ceruminous glands in the skin of the external auditory canal. In most people, cerumen dries out in the air in the form of flakes, either sticking to the skin of the ear canal or falling off inside the ear canal. In a few people, the cerumen is dark brown, sticky and greasy, commonly known as “greasy ears”. The reason why earwax exists, there is the value of its existence: 1, earwax has a special smell, can block small insects and other small animals into the ear; 2, earwax can protect the skin of the external auditory canal, adhesion of foreign objects, such as hair, dust, water and so on. Under normal circumstances, earwax can be discharged by itself with chewing and speaking, without treatment. So what is the need to pull out the ears? 1, too much earwax condensed into clumps, blocking the external ear canal, affecting hearing; 2, earwax sticking to the eardrum, eating, chewing roar in the ear; 3, oil earwax; 4, ear pain, tinnitus, hearing loss and other discomforts, affecting the doctor to check the ear. In either case, you should not pull out your ears yourself or let others (except doctors) assist in pulling out your ears, even if you have an ear scoop with a lighted tip. What are the dangers if you let a non-professional pull out your ears? The external auditory canal is a slightly curved channel with the eardrum at its deepest part. First of all, the ear digger is a non-professional technician, improper force may break the skin of the ear canal, resulting in bleeding or even infection (once infected, it is so painful that you can’t sleep); secondly, it may poke the eardrum resulting in perforation of the eardrum, loss of hearing, or even complication of otitis media (the eardrum is so critical and important to us, make sure to protect it, yo); thirdly, the tools for digging out the ears are usually very rudimentary, such as hair, Again, ear-pulling tools are usually very simple, such as hair, matchsticks, twigs, ear spoons, cotton swabs, etc., which can’t be strictly sterilized (it hurts my liver to think of treating our ears so roughly), and the chances of infection are greatly increased. Many people will share ear-pulling tools (ear-picking places are common), which can transmit diseases. Human papilloma virus is the most common, will grow bigger and bigger, will spread and planted in other parts of the ear canal, blocking the ear canal, affecting hearing, surgery to remove easy to recur. The worst part is that it can become cancerous! After reading this, you must be scared, right? There are so many hazards of pulling out earwax, it’s scary! If you’re scared, don’t pull out your ears (it’s itchy if you don’t)! Just bear with it, or come to me!) If you need to go to the hospital to find a professional otolaryngologist to deal with, we all have a pair of incredibly dexterous hands, pulling out earwax is so easy for us!