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Swabbing can push cerumen back into the ear, creating blockages or, in the worst-case scenario, a ruptured eardrum.
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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).
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Claire Gillespie,
Health.com,
29 June 2021
The authors would like to hypothesize an IR made from fatty acids and steroids of cerumen.
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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
The authors would like to hypothesize an IR made from fatty acids and steroids of cerumen.
—
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 6 Jul. 2026.
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cerumen
noun
ce·ru·men
sə-ˈrü-mən 
: earwax
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