Ear Wax

[kooky kitty]

Why is it so urky?

[B00]

You aint supposed to eat it!

[ondemania]

psh. silly kitty.

[Narolines]

Because it's 90% urk.

[tubeway]

Because ear wax (technical name is cerumen) is supposed to repel insects, bacteria and water. It is made of various oils that are secreted from glands in your ear. These mix with dust and dead skin and form ear wax. Wax has a natural flow to the tympanic membrane (Ear Drum) and then migrates out of your ear. This natural migration helps to keep the ear canal clean. Fresh wax is a golden brown colour but as it gets older it gets darker (I look in peoples ears {and test them} for a living, and frequently see compacted black ear wax). When people stick things in their ears to clear wax it often impedes the natural flow and pushes wax further into the ear -causing a build up. So never put anything (including cotton buds) into your ear that was not designed to go there.

[kooky kitty]

ondemania, never mind silly kitty, I am trying to make candles and it wont stick together properly

hi tubeway thanks for that, oh god, black earwax, im surprised you arent sick :(

[tubeway]

You get used to it - and I am getting paid for it - there are worse jobs - Suppurating discharging ears though - they do make me feel sick - the smell is awful

[jno]

mine seems to vary in colour, texture and urkiness. The 2002 was particularly pleasant, so I have laid some down in the cellar to mature.

[tubeway]

2002 - good year for ear wax - Give it about three years and it will be perfect.