You may also gently shake your head from side to side while doing this. "This can often move the cartilage of the ear canal, making it straighter to encourage the water roll out," said Dr ...

CERUMEN—THE MEDICAL term for earwax—is formed by glands in the skin of your ear canal, explains Brian D'Anza, M.D., an attending surgeon at the Ear, Nose and Throat Institute at University ...

is an infection or inflammation of the ear canal between the eardrum and the outer ear. This infection is usually caused by swimming, exposure to dirty water, vigorously clearing ear wax ...