What causes excessive earwax buildup?
Mikayla Streich
2025-10-02 18:53:03
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Earwax blockage occurs when earwax builds up in your ear or becomes too hard to wash away naturally.
If your ears make too much wax or if earwax isn't cleared well enough, it may build up and block your ear canal.
Earwax blockages often happen when people try to get earwax out on their own by using cotton swabs or other items in their ears.
This usually just pushes wax deeper into the ear, rather than removing it.
The wax in your ears is made by glands in the skin of your outer ear canal.
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