Earwax

Earwax is a sticky yellow or grey substance like wax produced by the ears. The earwax sticks to dust that gets in the ears to keep them clean. It also protects the skin of ear and protects ear from insects, water, fungi and bacteria. Some people try to remove earwax, which may damage the eardrum. The movement of jaws helps to clean the earwax naturally.

Earwax
Other names	Cerumen
Wet-type human earwax
Pronunciation	Cerumen Earwax Media Earwax / Cerumen Dry w:earwax, typical of Asian and Native Americans. Cropped to remove image of swab. World map of the distribution of the A allele of the single nucleotide polymorphism rs17822931 in the ABCC11 gene associated with dry-type earwax. The proportion of A alleles (dry-type earwax) in each population is represented by the white area in each circle. An ear-cleaner, attending to a man's ear. Gouache painting, Delhi, 1825. /səˈruːmɛn/
Prognosis	prevalence