The earlier Parkinson's disease is spotted, the better – for patients, their loved ones, and scientists working toward treatments or a cure.

Researchers in ACS’ Analytical Chemistry report the initial development of a system that inexpensively screens for Parkinson’s disease from the odors in a person’s ear wax.

But the skin inside the ear canal is kept away from the elements. So, Hao Dong, Danhua Zhu and colleagues wanted to focus their PD screening efforts on ear wax, which mostly consists of sebum and ...

Ear wax is a vital substance helps protect the ear canal from damage and infection. Under normal circumstances, you can leave the ear wax alone.

Your ear wax colour can tell you a lot about your hearing health.

Putting a Q-tip down your ear canal pushes wax around and down, which causes further buildup and makes it more difficult to remove.

If you're still reaching for this common product to battle ear wax, it's time to try a better — and safer — method.

“The ear canal itself is just skin tissue and the wax is produced from what’s called sebaceous glands — they’re little glands in the ear canal,” Kasper explained.

Ear health experts explain the sensation of an itchy inner ear, what causes it, home remedies for itchy ears, and when to see a doctor about the annoying urge.

FOOTAGE has revealed the horrifying moment an ear doctor made a grim discovery inside a patient’s ear during a routine wax removal. After struggling to hear properly a patient visited an ear ...