Earwax, also known as ‘oil ear’ or ‘earwax’, is a yellowish substance automatically secreted by the skin glands inside the ear canal. This substance actually has the function of protecting the ear. Its existence is actually to protect your ear. So, what are the functions of earwax? Is it painful to dig earwax in the hospital?

Is it painful to dig earwax in the hospital?

When the hospital removes earwax, there may be a certain level of pain, but the overall pain level is not very high. If the earwax inside the ear is hard or a lot, the pain may be relatively large. If the pain is very obvious, it is recommended to stop cleaning first, and then soften the earwax inside the ear before further cleaning, because if the pain is very severe and continue cleaning, it may cause damage to the ear canal, and in severe cases, it may even damage the eardrum and affect hearing. However, if the pain is mild and the operation goes smoothly, most can be persistently carried out, and after persistence, it can be cleaned normally, and then perform an ear endoscopy to visually see if the ear canal and eardrum have been damaged, whether there is infection and inflammation, and whether further treatment is needed.

How much does it cost to dig ears in the hospital? How much is it?

It is not easy to determine the actual cost, as different hospitals have different charges, generally not too expensive, need several tens of yuan. If there is a lot of earwax, you can adopt medication, you can go to a regular hospital neurology department for examination and treatment, please the doctor to perform removal treatment, the actual cost can be understood from the doctor of the hospital. If there is not much earwax, you can temporarily observe and do not need to adopt removal treatment temporarily.

If you go to the otolaryngology department of a local top-grade hospital and choose to remove earwax once, the cost may be around 40 to 50 yuan. I suggest you go to the local top-grade hospital to take a look. Generally speaking, the price is determined by the local statistics bureau. If it is a reliable hospital, there will be no situation of double charging.

What are the functions of earwax?

Moisturizing and moisturizing

If the skin on the human body is very dry, there will be itching symptoms. If the skin inside the ear is dry, it will also cause itching, which will make people feel very uncomfortable. At this time, the glands inside the ear canal will secrete earwax to assist in moisturizing and moisturizing the inside of the ear, thereby preventing the skin inside the ear from becoming dry and causing discomfort.

Maintaining the eardrum

Our eardrum is an important structure for the human auditory system, and if there are some pathogens or very strong irritants inside the ear, without just maintaining the eardrum, it is very easy for the eardrum to become inflamed or even perforated, which can cause great damage to human hearing. Therefore, earwax is also used to maintain the eardrum.