“Why do I have so much ear wax?”
I am a 15 year old male. I want to know why do I have so much ear wax?
3 Answers
Ear-NoseandThroatDoctor(ENT)Ear-NoseandThroatDoctor(ENT)
Some people produce more wax or skin in the ears. Sometimes it’s the shape of the ear canal that accumulates wax.
This is genetically pre-determined in most cases. if exposed to particulate matter, e.g. dust, this can stimulate more cerumen production. Use of Q-tips can do same and also result in in impaction
I found that earwax is found in people who have allergies. Do you have environmental allergies? Patients in my practice who undergo allergy immunotherapy after diagnosed with environmental allergies and earwax tend not to come back very often or anymore with the earwax problem.
