What your earwax colour and texture says about your health

Our ears can tell us a lot about our health - specifically the wax. It can be a tell tale sign when something could be or already has gone wrong. You cannot prevent earwax from building up in your ear canals - it's there to protect your ears from dirt, germs and infections.

Occassionally, our ears may go into overdrive and produce a bit too much wax which might need to be cleared to avoid any hearing issues. Otherwise, you can usually leave your ears to get on with the job themselves. According to Healthline , our ears our self-cleaning and naturally chuck out old earwax, along with dead skin cells.

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It's usually wet and sticky in consistency - and this is healthy. However, ear wax can change it.