Our ears play a vital role in everything from helping us complete important tasks to enjoying life's little pleasures. Maybe ...

But you don't have to swim to get swimmer's ear. Anything that injures the skin of the ear canal can lead to an infection. Dry skin or eczema, scratching the ear canal, ear cleaning with cotton swabs, ...

No. You could technically scratch your ear canal or push wax in deeper. Then what should I do about earwax? Usually, nothing. It tends to fall out on its own, and before it does, it helps protect ...