[deviledeggs]

Friendly reminder that the #1 reason for impacted ear wax is people sticking their fingers in there.

Ear canal skin grows outwards. If you never stick your finger in your ear, eventually everything will work it's way out.

The people spending time and money jamming stuff in their ears are like the women who used to wash out their hoo-ha's in the 50's

[dkdbejwi383]

Earbuds/in-ear monitors are another one, and earplugs for people working in loud environments.

[jnwatson]

I disagree. It is a genetic problem; some people have problems with it and some people don't. Importantly, Asians have different ear wax than those of other races.

I was born with small ear canals and have particularly sticky ear wax. My father has it, and so does my daughter. We've all found different solutions.