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What is normal earwax?
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What is normal earwax?

Earwax is one of the products of the excretory system. Based on the signs of earwax, it is possible to determine the patient's pathology. So what is normal earwax?

April 21, 2022
Why not use cotton swab?
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Why not use cotton swab?

Sweeping the ear with a cotton swab (or other objects) will push the earwax deeper into the inside, causing the eardrum to not vibrate effectively and damage the hearing.

December 18, 2018
Knowing how the ancient Greeks lived
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Knowing how the ancient Greeks lived

Sneezing to prevent pregnancy, tasting earwax to catch disease ... is the old conception of the ancient Greeks.

December 18, 2018
Learn about 'horror' things in the human body
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Learn about 'horror' things in the human body

There is a pretty scary fact that our bodies contain a lot of things that are considered horrible. It could be kidney stones made of minerals - mainly calcium oxalate -…

December 18, 2018
Why do people have earwax?
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Why do people have earwax?

Earwax has the function of protecting, preventing infections, preventing dust and helping the ears from being shocked by the sounds that are too loud

December 18, 2018
Mistakes when taking earwax
Medicine - Health

Mistakes when taking earwax

Dr. Vu Hai Bang, Head of the Medical Examination Department, Ho Chi Minh City's Ear Nose Throat Hospital said many people have a misconception that it is necessary to ge…

December 15, 2018
How to get the earwax correctly?
Medicine - Health

How to get the earwax correctly?

In many cases of complications because of frequent earwax, it is advisable to clean the ear canal itself by putting a few drops of old oxygen into the ear and then wipe…

December 15, 2018