My ears are oily, what s going on?

Updated on healthy 2024-07-15
29 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-12

    Earwax is an oily secretion produced by the cerumen gland in the human ear canal, which is yellow, also known as earwax, and the scientific name is "cerumen". It protects the eardrum and acts as a barrier. The eardrum is thinner than the cicada's wings, very delicate, and the violent sound waves, straight to the ear canal, can damage the eardrum and even cause rupture.

    Cerumen is bitter and oily, and can expel small insects that fly into the ears and trap invading dust and bacteria.

    Surveys have found that 93 percent of people with wet cerumen ("oily ears") also have fox odor. Babies with cerumen are softened, and mothers are more likely to develop breast cancer. The ancient herbs called earwax "earplugs", which were used by the ancients as medicine, used for crazy ghosts and spirits and alcoholism, foot and hand sores (scratching sores and water), snakes, insects, centipede stings, tetanus, children's night cry and fever, etc.

    Earwax is not something to be had. After natural drying, it accumulates a lot in the ears, and when the person is active, it will fall off on its own and be excreted from the body. So you don't have to dig it up often.

    The Han people also have taboos about earwax (earwax). Thinking that one's earwax (commonly known as "deafness") should not be thrown around, it is not good for one's body to let others step on it. If you swallow your own earwax, you will become dumb or deaf.

    In short, although earwax has left the self, it can still have a magical effect on the self, so avoid taboos.

    What are earwax made of? In terms of physical properties, earwax wax is usually a pale yellow waxy dry flake substance, bitter in taste, insoluble in water, alcohol or ether; According to chemical analysis, earwax contains oil, stearin, fatty acids, proteins, and yellow pigment, as well as water, and a little chalk, potassium, sodium, and other elements.

    Because earwax is rich in oil, it moisturizes the fine hairs on the ear canal**, which block dust particles blown in from the outside. Earwax and fine hairs also protect the ears from insects and other microorganisms. The insects that occasionally break in encounter dense fine hairs and are blocked in their way; The taste of earwax is bitter, and when the insect tastes the bitterness of earwax, it will "know the difficulty and retreat".

    In addition, oil-rich earwax keeps the ear canal at a certain temperature and humidity, especially for the eardrum deep in the ear canal, so that the eardrum is always in optimal motion.

    Fatty acid-rich earwax forms an acid film on the surface of the ear canal**, which puts the external ear canal in an acidic environment and has a mild bactericidal effect. It has been shown that the chemical components in earwax can inhibit the growth and reproduction of several types of bacteria.

    Earwax and fine hairs can not only absorb dust and microorganisms entering the ear canal and keep the ear canal clean, but also make the ear canal cavity slightly narrower, filter and buffer the incoming sound waves, so that the eardrum will not be injured by strong sounds.

    It can be seen that normal earwax is not a waste product, and it still has a certain contribution to the protection of hearing organs.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-11

    What's the deal with oil in your ears? The reason for your ears is that you secrete more oil, which has something to do with your own constitution, but it's not too big.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-10

    Oily ears may be a symptom of oily ears. It's a matter of the human constitution, it's innate, and it's hereditary. Cerumen secreted by oily people is clumpy, not crumb, and oily.

    At this time, there is a possibility that the ear canal may be blocked, and the ear will be stuffy, and the hearing will also be affected. If you have oily ears, it is best to treat your ears with a cotton swab after bathing and keep them dry. In this way, there will be no embolism in the ear, and the ear will not become inflamed and will not affect hearing.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-09

    Ear oil is divided into two kinds of ear canal oil and auricular oil, ear oil is related to genetics, and there are also acquired formations, due to the strong secretion of sebaceous glands in the ear canal, a large amount of secreted oil accumulates in the ear canal, resulting in greasy earwax in the ear canal. Usually pay attention to the diet and eat less greasy food, scrub the external ear canal with a cotton swab dipped in normal saline every day, which can reduce the symptoms, the pinna oil appears mostly in summer, due to the hot weather and a lot of sweating, sweat and dust in the air are mixed together, it will lead to a thick layer of oil on the auricle, and in severe cases, it will form folliculitis or eczema due to excessive oil secretion and clogged pores. Pay attention to cleanliness at ordinary times, wash the pinna part when taking a bath or washing your face every day, keep the local ** clean and dry, and eat less meat, sweets and other foods to prevent the symptoms of oily ears.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-08

    Everyone is different, some people have an oily ear canal, and some people have a dry ear canal. Under normal circumstances, the outer 1 3** of the external auditory canal is distributed with a lot of hair follicles, sebaceous glands and cerumen glands, and the substances secreted by the sebaceous glands and cerumen glands plus the epithelial cells shed by the external auditory canal constitute cerurumen. However, some people's sebaceous glands are particularly vigorous, so the cerumen secreted is more oily, softer, brown or dark brown oil.

    However, some people have relatively less sebaceous gland secretion, which is white, flaky, and dry. In any case, these two situations are normal, and there is no need to do anything special, just need to clean it regularly.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    The ears are always oily, which may be related to the following factors:

    1.Secretion of sebaceous glands. The sebaceous glands on the pinna surface of the ear, or the sebaceous glands on the mucous membrane in the ear canal, will cause a large amount of oil to precipitate if there is a strong secretion.

    2.If you spend a lot of time in a hot or humid environment, it may also accelerate the secretion of oil in the ear canal.

    3.If the patient suffers from purulent otitis media, purulent mastoiditis, etc. Purulent discharge in the ear canal due to inflammation and infection may also cause a feeling of oiliness in the ear.

  7. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    Most people's cerumen is dry flaky and a few people have an oily brown discharge due to genetic factors, which is normal. Oily discharge is difficult to drain on its own and needs to be cleaned up regularly. If you clean it yourself, you must pay attention to not damaging the external ear canal when using the ear scoop, and gently remove the oil.

    If it is difficult to remove or the ear hurts during the removal process, do not move again, go to the hospital to find a doctor to remove the oily secretion through professional equipment, because the oily discharge accumulates in the ear for a long time, which can cause cerumen embolism in the ear, affect hearing, and cause ear stuffiness and hearing loss.

  8. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    Ear oil, also known as oily ears, the presence of sebaceous glands in the ears, which is one of the basic secretory glands of the human body, is used to excrete oily cortex, which can play a role in lubricating the inner wall of the ear and fighting against foreign bodies.

    Most people have a dry scaly, slightly yellowish crust called dry cerumen, while a few people have a thick and dark brown substance that is oily or pasty.

  9. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    The ears are always oily, I think it should be the relationship between the ears and eczema, and the ears should be kept clean and dry, not always picking the ears, which is easy to cause infection.

  10. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    The ears are always oily and greasy, indicating that there are glands in the ears that secrete more vigorously, so they should be kept clean and wiped frequently.

  11. Anonymous users2024-02-02

    The ears are always in such a state, generally the body is weaker and wet, and well, there is also the cause of bad blood congestion that cannot be effectively eliminated.

  12. Anonymous users2024-02-01

    This is normal and can help protect your hearing by blocking external dust from entering your ear canal.

  13. Anonymous users2024-01-31

    It may be a fire, cold, inflammation, etc., and it is recommended to go to the hospital for examination and diagnosis.

  14. Anonymous users2024-01-30

    What's going on with the fact that you are always friends in your ears, it may mean that your ears and eyes are inflamed, so you should go to the hospital for a check-up and have a look.

  15. Anonymous users2024-01-29

    Wash your hair often, have some hair oil, and also pay attention to the cleanliness of your ears to reduce the occurrence of diseases.

  16. Anonymous users2024-01-28

    There is oil in the ear, and most of this is oily ear. This part of the population is usually caused by genetic factors to cause cerumen gland secretion, that is, earwax is oily, generally unable to discharge the secretions on their own, and need to be cleaned up regularly, such as 3-6 months to go to the hospital to clean up the secretions. Normal cerumen is dry and flaky, and the ears have a self-cleaning function, which can drain the cerumen by themselves.

    Therefore, pay attention to the oil ear to go to the hospital regularly to clean up. If it is not cleaned, the earwax of the oily ear will slowly accumulate into the ear external auditory canal, and dust or bacteria will form a hard lump to block the external auditory canal, and the patient will have ear stuffiness, blisters or infections, and acute otitis externa will cause severe pain in the ear, so it is necessary to go to the hospital regularly for cleaning.

  17. Anonymous users2024-01-27

    The oily inside of the ear may be due to inflammation of the ear canal, or the change in the nature of the ear canal discharge caused by water entering the ear canal, which can be cleaned by irrigation through the external ear canal.

  18. Anonymous users2024-01-26

    Generally speaking, cerumen glands in the human ear secrete crumb bodies, known as earwax. If a person secretes these substances, he will also excrete some oily sticky substances that are brownish and yellow, and these sticky substances usually accumulate in the ear canal before drying, and some will even flow out of the ear, then this person is said to be oily ear, which is also called oily cerumen in medicine.

  19. Anonymous users2024-01-25

    If you feel oily in your ears, you have too much discharge, and you should be careful that you have otitis media.

  20. Anonymous users2024-01-24

    Why do some people have "oily ears"?

  21. Anonymous users2024-01-23

    One is congenital. There is no hearing loss, so don't worry.

  22. Anonymous users2024-01-22

    This is a problem of the individual's own skin type, which is oily ears, and it can be cleaned with a cotton swab.

  23. Anonymous users2024-01-21

    Oil ear is related to genetic factors and other factors, is a normal physiological phenomenon, generally does not need **, let alone infect others. The occurrence of oil ear is related to race, according to the statistics of articles, white people account for 90%, Mongolians account for 20%, Japanese people are below 20%, and the incidence rate of Han nationality in China is the lowest, at 5% 7%.

    If the earwax gradually condenses into a mass and cannot be discharged on its own, or even blocks the ear canal, it is called cerumen embolism, which can cause discomfort such as vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss, and reflex cough. In general, when we exercise, bathe, swim, and chew, cerumen will be expelled by itself with the movement of the jaw joint. Patients with cerumen secretion or obstructed discharge of oily ears are recommended to go to the hospital regularly for cleaning.

  24. Anonymous users2024-01-20

    The ears are very oily, this is a personal physical problem, that is, the usual so-called oily ears, people with oily physique will show that the face is easy to produce oil, and the ears will also have oily secretions, but this phenomenon will not have any effect, usually pay attention to keep the external ear canal clean and hygienic, do not pick the ears casually, to prevent the mucosal infection inside from causing chronic otitis media, wash hair and bathe or swim, to prevent dirty water from entering the ears and causing infection. If there is a lot of oily discharge in the ear, you can use a clean paper towel or cotton swab to wipe it off.

  25. Anonymous users2024-01-19

    Under normal circumstances, the ears always feel oily, there are no other symptoms, more common in oily ears, that is, what we call wet earwax, which is related to genetics and does not require special treatment, this situation needs to keep the ear canal clean, regularly clean the ear canal, to prevent excessive earwax accumulation, cause cerumen embolism, and affect hearing.

  26. Anonymous users2024-01-18

    The ears always feel oily, and this situation is quite normal, because the person's ** is in metabolism. Grease will be produced, and iodophor can be used to wipe it properly. You can also wash your face with soap.

  27. Anonymous users2024-01-17

    The inside of your ears always feels oily, so you need to clean the contents of your ears regularly, and clean the humidity inside every day.

  28. Anonymous users2024-01-16

    What's wrong with the constant feeling of oiliness in your ears, it may be that there is something wrong with your ears. Is it otitis media?

  29. Anonymous users2024-01-15

    My ears always feel oily, what's going on? If this is the case, you should go to the ear doctor for a check-up to see what exactly is the cause of the oil?

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