What Earwax Can Tell About Your Health

Cerumen (ear resin or earwax) can reveal a lot about health. Its color, fragrance and structure can point to four major health problems, here and now.

So normal wax from the ears can be between orange and brown. But yellow or green wax, itching in the ear or leaks from the ears can be an indicator of infection.

Wax is watery and greenish in color
If you sweat, watery runny ear is probably the result of sweat that has entered the ear and mixed with wax. But if you did not sweat, and the wax is watery and greenish or dark yellow in color, it may indicate an infection in the ear.

Wax has a strong smell

It can be an infection or damage to the middle ear. This can cause numerous symptoms that doctors call — chronic otitis media. One of the symptoms may be a secretion from the ear, an unpleasant odor, and if it is a middle ear inflammation, you may notice problems with balance, ringing with your ears, or having a feeling that your ear is full or clogged. If you notice these symptoms, visit a doctor.

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