Impacted earwax that blocks the ear canal is a major reason for GP consultations.
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Although there’s no cure for tinnitus, help is out there – including sound-generating devices, background noise and talk therapy.
That brownish/yellowish gunk that comes out on your finger if you scratch deep inside your ear? It actually serves an important purpose in your body.
Wireless earphones have freed us from devices. It’s tempting to wear them all day for phone calls, podcasts and music but research into hearing aids suggests this can create a sticky problem.
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Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University
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Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Ewing Professor of Audiology, University of Manchester
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Professor of Otology and Neurotology, University of Virginia
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, Bond University