“Earwax is not dirt. It actually keeps your ear free from insects and dirt for instance! Also, because it is acidic, it prevents fungi from growing in your ear.

“So removing your wax does more harm than good,” he said.

According to an online portal, Healthline, earwax, or cerumen, is a normal, naturally occurring substance that helps your ear stay healthy.

“Earwax helps to prevent debris, dirt, and other things from entering the ear canal and also helps to prevent infection. In fact, the ears are self-cleaning, and old earwax, along with dead skin cells, gets moved from inside the ear to the ear opening, where it eventually falls out.

“Earwax can vary in colour, in shades of yellow, white, brown, and even black. It can be soft, hard, or flaky. There’s a lot of variation with earwax, depending on several variables.

“In general, when earwax builds up, it naturally gets forced out of the ear,” it noted.

Source: HealthWise