Like humans and whales, many mammals have wax in their ears. Like other animals, the wax of the ears of humans is not a special thing. There is nothing in it that can be known about a person. Most of the people keep cleaning their ears frequently. Nevertheless, there are many interesting things related to this useless thing. Let us tell you some things about the wax or scum coming out of the ear.
Its scientific name is Cerumen. It is formed in the outer part of our ear canal. There are thousands of glands there. The oil released from them keeps our ears oily. There are also some sweat glands. If you mix some hair, dead skin and some other things coming out of the body, then ear wax is ready. We used to understand earlier that the purpose of ear wax is to keep the ears soft. Perhaps this is the reason why lip balms are made from this wax to keep the lips soft. It is also believed that it also works to prevent insects from entering the ear. Some people also doubt that they also act as antibiotics.
In 1980, scientists from the US National Institutes of Health, Toji Chai and Toby Gee Chai, collected wax from the ears of 12 people. They mixed it with alcohol. Then put some germs in it. You will be surprised to hearing the wonders of ear wax. Due to its effect, many germs were killed up to 99 percent. One of them had dangerous germs.
In Germany in 2011, more or less similar results were obtained from one such experiment. Due to the effect of ear wax, 10 types of germs and many species of fungi were eliminated. Now if ear wax is so effective then how can ear infection happen? Perhaps at that time there is not enough wax in the ears that can fight the germs of diseases.
But in the year 2000, a research conducted at La Laguna University in the Canary Islands had completely opposite results. The wax that was removed in the research done in 1980 and 2011 was dry wax. But in the year 2000 research was done on wet wax. Now it is not clear whether there was a difference in the results because of this. Although both types of wax were made from the same chemicals. By the way, most of us do not even know that there are two varieties of ear wax.
Now whether you have dry wax in your ear or wet, it depends on your family. One of our genes does the work of deciding this. It is called ABCC11. If you have a G instead of an A in your genes, your ear wax will be dry. Its smell will also be different. Wax being wet or dry, also tells the story of the migration of Adi-human. Wet wax comes out of the ears of humans of African or Caucasian race. At the same time, dry wax comes out in humans of East Asian race. At the same time, this ratio is equal among those living in the American and Pacific Ocean islands.
The most important question related to ear wax is that if it is removed then how?
This question has been bothering man since the first century after Christ, that is, for about two thousand years. Roman Aulus Cornelius, in his book De Medicina, describes several methods by which ear wax can be cleaned. Cornelius has written that if the wax is dry, then add oil, honey or soda to inflate it first, then remove it with the help of water. If the ear wax is wet, then add vinegar mixed with soda in the ear and clean the ear with it. He has also suggested many other methods of cleaning the ear, from vinegar to the use of cucumber juice. He writes that this will cure the disease of hearing loss.
Today all these remedies may seem strange, but even today many doctors put almond or olive oil in the ears to clean the ears. Many people get into big trouble because of this. According to a 2004 survey, about 23 million people in the UK go to the doctor every year after getting troubled by ear wax. Every year around 4 million people have ear treatment in the UK. Be it children, elders or old people, people of all ages face this problem. Many times people become deaf due to the effect of ear wax. Many times people get into trouble in the affair of cleaning the ears by themselves.
Often people start cleaning their ears with cotton after taking a bath, while doctors forbid it. Scratching the ear vigorously with earbuds can also cause a lot of damage. This causes the wax to go inside instead of coming out. Sometimes the cotton itself gets stuck in the ears. So don't ever do this. Do not scratch the ear with the earbud. Many people recommend trying another absurd method, and that is to light the candle by holding it close to the ear.
It is argued that the wax inside the ear melts and comes out due to the flame of the candle. This is a very absurd thing. If you get melted wax in your ear, you will suffer a lot. There is also a fear of affecting hearing ability.
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