Description
Two patients, almost identical wax: dark, sticky, stretchy plugs packed with hair, and neither wanted to let go without a fight.
Katie works slowly around the edges, peeling the wax away from the canal wall and adding a little oil to help it slide out and stop it re-sticking. We also answer a question we get all the time: why is there so much hair in ear wax? It usually comes from natural ear hair near the wax glands, trimming, haircuts, or cotton buds pushing it deeper. One patient had some inflammation in the canal and a little dry skin at the entrance, so the advice was to keep an eye on it and tell their GP if anything changes. By the end, both patients were hearing much better.
00:00 Two of Katie's patients with near-identical wax
00:31 First ear: working around the edges
00:57 Oil goes in to help the wax slide
01:54 Why is there hair in ear wax?
02:43 A huge, dark plug lifts out
03:39 The next ear, same issue
05:42 Second patient: sticky, stretchy wax and more hair
08:36 The next ear: long strips of dry skin
09:44 Why wax gets trapped at the bend (the S-shaped ear canal)
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