Why do I have so much earwax? Could it be caused by disease?

Some friends feel that they have a lot of earwax, and some even feel that it affects their hearing. The increase in earwax may actually be related to disease, such as otitis media. Patients with otitis media will not only have increased earwax, but also have yellow discharge.

Cerumen embolism

If there is too much earwax secreted in the ear canal, it is brown in color, some of it is soft like mud, some of it is hard like stone, and it sticks tightly to the wall of the external auditory canal, slowly gathering into clumps, and even blocking the external auditory canal, accompanied by symptoms such as stuffy ears, tinnitus, dizziness, and hearing loss. When it swells after being soaked in water and the symptoms worsen, then it is very likely that you have cerumen embolism. The disease can cause ear pain or inflammation, and in severe cases it can cause swelling and erosion of the skin of the external auditory canal.

Otitis media

If you suffer from otitis media, it may cause external auditory canal papilloma, and it is easy to bring fungi into the external auditory canal, causing itching of the external auditory canal, increased earwax, and even yellow discharge.

Chronic congestion of the skin of the external auditory canal

Long-term chronic congestion of the skin of the external auditory canal will stimulate the cerumen glands to secrete earwax, and the earwax will gradually increase. Editor's recommendation: Be alert to the signs of tinnitus.

Throat disease patients

Generally, when abnormalities occur in the throat mucosa, they often have a certain impact on the ears. For example, when a person suffers from certain throat diseases, such as acute tonsillitis, acute laryngitis, tracheitis, etc., it will cause ear itching or pain, and an increase in earwax. When this happens, don't worry too much. Once the throat disease recovers, the itchy and painful feeling in the ears and the increase in earwax will disappear.