I decided to experience the ancient Chinese art of ear cleaning. Many Chinese people regularly get their earwax extracted in traditional ceremonies like this both for hygienic reasons but also because ...

Differences in the chemicals people's bodies produce - which some people can even smell - may help detect the disease much ...

Imagine diagnosing Parkinson s disease not with pricey scans or subjective checklists, but with a simple ear swab. Scientists ...

Using an innovative diagnostic method that could transform early detection, scientists at Zhejiang University achieved a ...

YOUR earwax could be used to predict whether you'll develop Parkinson's disease, scientists say. About 153,000 people in the UK live with the devastating neurological disorder, caused by a loss of ...

From Alzheimer's to cancer, earwax can contain valuable indicators to a person's health. Now scientists are analysing its chemistry in the hope of finding new ways of diagnosing diseases.

The only reason you should clean them is to soften or remove earwax from the outside of your ear canals. And if you’re going to do that, you’ll need to know how to do it carefully. Your ears ...

It’s one of those bodily substances most of us prefer not to think about. Earwax, that sticky, sometimes smelly stuff you clean out of your ears, seems like nothing more than an annoyance.

When it comes to earwax removal, you're probably familiar with what not to do. (Your mom's old warning about never putting anything smaller than your elbow in your ear might come to mind!) ...

The first thing to understand is that earwax isn’t an enemy that must be eliminated, said Dr. Alexandra Quimby, an ear, nose and throat doctor at Upstate University Hospital in New York.

Human earwax, whether removed by a curious finger or an ill-advised cotton swab, is usually tossed in the nearest garbage shortly after its removal. But this sticky substance can hang on to clues ...