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Caroline: Who do you think s gonna have the most earwax?
Joe: Me, are you kidding me? I m gonna dominate this thing. I can t wait!
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Mikala: Mm, we ll see.
Geoffrey Trenkle: I m Dr. Trenkle. I am a otolaryngologist, or an ENT surgeon, here at Los Angeles Center for Ear, Nose, and Throat and Allergy. So, earwax is a naturally produced byproduct of the ear. It s natural, it s supposed to be there. It actually is very healthy to have. It does a couple of things. No. 1, it traps debris. So if things are floating into the ear, mostly microscopic particles, it s gonna trap them, and then it s gonna be shed out. Also, it moistens the ear. So, you don t want the ear to be too dry. Just like your skin, if you get too dry, it cracks, it hurts, it s painful. Wax can produce almost, like, a lubricating effect. So, you want it to be there. Otherwise, if it s not, then your ear dries out. And we get a lot of patients that come in with just ear pain, a lot of times from using thing