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Do your ears produce more wax as you get older? What Seniors Need to Know

According to Harvard Health, earwax blockages become more common with age, affecting a significant number of older adults. So, do your ears produce more wax as you get older? Not exactly; instead, changes in the wax itself and the ear's natural cleaning process increase the risk of impaction.

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Do ears get dirtier with age? The truth about earwax production

According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, while blockages affect only 5% of healthy adults, they occur more often in older people. The notion that ears get 'dirtier' with age is common, but the reality is more complex; age-related changes to the ear canal can increase the likelihood of earwax becoming drier and harder, leading to buildup and impaction.

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