Almost every one of us has pulled out our ears, which seems to relieve a lot of stress. So the question is, is it healthy to frequently pluck your ears? Is the way we dug out our ears correct? Let's take a look at what the doctor says together. Ear cleaning is to clean the secretions in the ears, which are called "cerumen". Cerumen is a gray, orange, or light yellow wax secretion secreted by the skin glands of the ear canal, mixed with dust and dandruff. Its main components are 60% keratin, 12% -20% saturated or unsaturated fatty acids, alcohols, squalene, and 6% -9% cholesterol. The composition of ear wax varies among different populations, mainly divided into dry and oily types. Generally speaking, dry types are more prone to detachment, while oily types may accumulate in the ear canal. Should the ears be pulled out or not? The secretion in the ears has a certain significance in its presence: lubricating and moisturizing, protecting eardrums, antibacterial, anti noise, self-cleaning, and other functions. Normally, the secretion in the ears will be discharged outward with people's chewing movements and does not require special intervention, so it is generally not necessary to pull out the ears. But many people are accustomed to picking their ears themselves, using tools such as long nails, cotton swabs, and ear spoons. Actually, digging your own ears is really risky! Excessive force can cause perforation of the eardrum, decreased hearing, and even complications such as otitis media. Improper methods may push ear wax towards the deep part of the ear canal, forming cerumen embolism, leading to hearing loss, compressing the eardrum and causing tinnitus and dizziness. And this situation may increase the difficulty of cleaning up during the visit. Using unclean ear spoons, long nails, and other tools to dig ears can easily cause minor wounds and can easily lead to fungal infections in the external ear canal. Visiting unregulated ear picking shops can lead to hygiene issues. The number of patients with fungal otitis externa admitted to outpatient clinics is increasing, and most of them are closely related to irregular external ear sampling. Sharing ear digging tools can spread diseases, with the most common being human papillomavirus, which may cause external ear canal papilloma. Frequent ear digging can lead to more and more ear wax being dug out, and frequent digging can result in more and more secretion. Moreover, newly secreted ear wax may transform from its original flakes into debris, reducing its ability to protect the ears. How to "dig out your ears" correctly? From a health perspective, generally speaking, if there are no obvious discomfort symptoms in the ears, there is no need to deal with earwax. If you really want to clean earwax, doctors suggest choosing ear drops such as hydrogen peroxide, baby oil, glycerin, mineral oil, etc., and dropping 1-2 drops into the ear canal and keeping it for 1-2 minutes, twice a day. It is best to drip before bedtime. Earwax usually excretes on its own within two weeks. If the above methods are still unable to remove earwax, or if earwax causes pain or hearing loss, it is necessary to seek professional help from the hospital in a timely manner. It is best not to operate it on your own without the experience of digging your ears. In addition, if you have oily cerumen, it may easily form lumps in the external ear canal and be difficult to discharge on its own. It is recommended that friends with oily cerumen go to the hospital for a check-up every 3-6 months. If cleaning is needed, an ear, nose, and throat doctor will help you solve this problem. Conclusion: So, quickly put down the cotton swab in your hand. Ears are not something you can easily pull out if you want! Earwax present