Does oily earwax necessarily have body odor?

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2025-05-02 00:30:46 Views: 73 times

Earwax is generally referred to cerumen, oily cerumen and body odor and there is no direct relationship between oily cerumen and body odor, oily cerumen whether there is body odor to judge according to the specific circumstances.

Does oily earwax necessarily have body odor?

Oil cerumen in most cases is formed by the secretion of the external auditory canal and oil mixed, and body odor and apocrine gland secretion function related. If there is oil cerumen patients own apocrine gland function is relatively poor, secretion is relatively small, can be volatilized normally by the human body, at this time will not appear body odor. If there is oil cerumen patients own apocrine gland developed, secretion exuberant, resulting in secretions can not be volatilized in time, after decomposition by bacteria will appear body odor.



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