Q. I’ve been getting lots of ear wax lately. Please tell me this has nothing to do with getting older. A. I wish I could. Ear wax problems are just one more indignity seniors have to deal ...

“When you use a cotton swab to remove ear wax (or cerumen) from your inner ear, you could push more cerumen in, creating a buildup in your ear canal,” warned doctor Joseph Ray Richard ...

and other foreign particles to protect the sensitive inner ear, and moisturizing ... many of us rush to remove earwax—understandably, as nobody likes the idea of excessive wax buildup.