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Ears are naturally excellent at maintaining themselves, primarily by producing cerumen (earwax) that traps particles of dirt and dust, and has antimicrobial properties.
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2022
Water in your ear can lead to either a bacterial infection or a fungal infection, and it's most often caused by water that remains in your ear canal, possibly trapped behind cerumen (ear wax).
—Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 29 June 2021
Here, scientists hypothesize that ear cerumen (earwax), in addition to its anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties, would be a great insect repellent.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2014
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2022
Water in your ear can lead to either a bacterial infection or a fungal infection, and it's most often caused by water that remains in your ear canal, possibly trapped behind cerumen (ear wax).
—Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 29 June 2021
Here, scientists hypothesize that ear cerumen (earwax), in addition to its anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties, would be a great insect repellent.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2014
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“Cerumen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cerumen. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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cerumen
noun
ce·ru·men
sə-ˈrü-mən 
: earwax
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