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Earwax, scientifically known as cerumen, is technically just skin cells that have fallen off inside the ear, bits of hair and secretion from the ceruminous glands mixed together. Although earwax is beneficial to your ears, most people see removing their earwax as a form of grooming. Around six percent of the population suffer from excessive earwax, and it can be extremely distressing. Express.co.uk chatted to Dr Deborah Lee from