{"id":761,"date":"2019-07-04T17:10:33","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T17:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/herbalmedicinebook.com\/?p=574"},"modified":"2019-07-04T17:10:33","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T17:10:33","slug":"see-your-earwax-and-youll-see-how-healthy-you-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/?p=761","title":{"rendered":"See Your Earwax And You\u2019ll See How Healthy You Are"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"63d509947b33dea96ed9a09b2482b63d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1554417\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s kind of gross. But you can learn a lot about what\u2019s going on inside your body by paying attention to the stuff it produces.<\/p>\n<p>The color and consistency of your pee, poop, saliva, and snot can signal potential health issues\u2014or reassure you that all\u2019s well. The same is true of the stuff that oozes out of your ears, though experts say your earwax isn\u2019t as informative as a lot of people assume.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be honest, earwax doesn\u2019t warrant a lot of attention in our practice,\u201d says Brett Comer, MD, an assistant professor and otolaryngologist (ear, nose, and throat doc) at the University of Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>Earwax\u2014or \u201ccerumen,\u201d to use what Comer calls its \u201c50-cent term\u201d\u2014helps keep dirt and bacteria from getting too far inside your ear canal. \u201cPeople seem to worry about it a lot, and they ask if they\u2019re making too much or too little, or about the color,\u201d he says. \u201cBut it\u2019s not like snot where those little things can tell us a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While earwax may not excite your doctor the way boogers do, there are still some things your ear goop can tell you about your health. Here are 6 of them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s watery, and has a greenish tint.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been sweating, a watery discharge from your ear is probably the result of your perspiration leaking down into your ear and mixing with the wax, Comer says. But if you haven\u2019t been sweating, and the watery wax is greenish or dark yellow, that could indicate an ear infection, he says.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s sticky, or dry.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For all of us, it\u2019s one or the other. And your type can provide clues to your genetic ancestry. Research appearing in the journal\u00a0<em>Nature Genetics<\/em>\u00a0finds most people of Asian decent have dry earwax, while people of African or European descent have sticky or \u201cwet\u201d wax. 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This can lead to a number of symptoms that, together, doctors refer to as \u201cchronic otitis media.\u201d One of those symptoms: \u201cYou could get a foul-smelling drainage from your ear,\u201d Comer says. If your middle ear is messed up, you may also notice problems with your sense of balance, a ringing in your ears, or the sensation that your ear is full or blocked. See your doc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You notice when it leaks out.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Infections or tears inside your eardrum can lead to the formation of an abnormal skin growth called a \u201ccholesteatoma,\u201d Comer explains. \u201cIt\u2019s a kind of a cyst-like structure that leads to debris from the ear filling up the ear canal.\u201d Rather than the imperceptible discharge you\u2019re used to, ear gunk may come out in a noticeable trickle or clump. Pressure and pain in your ear are also symptoms of a cholesteatoma.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You don\u2019t seem to have any.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If your earwax pulls a vanishing act\u2014like, you don\u2019t seem to make it any more\u2014there\u2019s a very small chance you have a rare and not-well-understood condition called \u201ckeratitis obturans,\u201d Comer says. \u201cInstead of coming out gradually on its own, the wax builds up inside your ear until you have this very hard plug,\u201d he explains. On the off chance you have this going on in your ear, you\u2019re likely to experience other symptoms like pain or fullness, he adds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s flaky.<\/strong><br \/>\nYou\u2019re not sick. You\u2019re just getting older. \u201cAs people age, the wax tends to get more flaky as opposed to like peanut butter,\u201d Comer says. 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