Wax blockage
Definition
Wax blockage is an obstruction of the ear canal with wax (cerumen).
Wax blockage
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Wax blockage
Alternate Names : Ear impaction, Cerumen impaction, Ear blockage, Ear wax
Definition ...
Earwax blockage - earwax (cerumen)
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Everyone produces some earwax. Overproduction of earwax (cerumen) causing blockage of the external ear. Earwax is part of the body's natural defenses.
Ear wax blockage is a common complaint that causes no serious effects. It involves wax buildup that produces a sensation of fullness in the ear, and possibly partial deafness.
What is going on in the body?
Earwax blockage
Introduction
Earwax (cerumen) is part of your body's natural defenses. It protects your ear canal by trapping dirt and slowing the growth of bacteria.
Earwax blockage can be prevented by avoiding the use of cotton-tipped swabs or Q-tips and other objects that push the wax deeper into the ear canal.
Complications
Perforated eardrum ...
Hearing aid and earplug users are also more prone to earwax blockage.
Picture of the ear and earwax build-up
Earwax Symptoms ...
Risk factors
Some people are more prone to ear wax blockages than others. Reasons for this include: ...
Doctors believe that heredity and chronic exposure to loud noises are the main factors that contribute to hearing loss over time. Other factors, such as earwax blockage, can prevent your ears from conducting sounds as well as they should.
This form of hearing loss is known as presbycusis (pres-bih-KU-sis). Hearing loss can result from many other causes as well, including disease, injury, infection and earwax blockage. Mayo Clinic treats all forms of hearing loss.
 See also: Symptom, Hearing Loss, Aging, Earwax, Ear infection
  
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