A Swedish child had a black beetle living in his year for a whole year despite several doctors examining him and determining that the soreness and discomfort he was experiencing was due to a wax plug.

Ear wax, medically known as cerumen, serves as your body’s natural cleaning and protection system for the ears. While some odor is normal, understanding when that smell signals a problem can help ...

What’s on the end of your Q-tip could eventually become an important clue in diagnosing illness. Scientists at Philadelphia’s Monell Chemical Senses Center broke down people’s ear wax to its volatile ...