Might Sound Stupid But.....

[Karl F]

I started wearing plugs, like swimmers plugs... turning a bunch, or drilling a bunch at a whack... mainly 'cause the noise was taking a toll, my ears would kinda, well, hurt for lack of a better word.. almost, if I didn't. But, I suppose the plugs help keep the dust out too.

[Striperknight]

From a medical site
Causes
The skin cells lining our outer ear canals include tiny glands, similar to sweat glands, which produce wax. The point seems to be that this acts as a protective layer, which traps dust and other particles which get into the ear. The wax slowly works its way to the outside, taking the trapped dirt and dust with it.

Most people's ears clear the wax, which probably comes off on our pillows and towels etc., at a rate which means that it does not build up. Some people may, at some stages in their lives produce wax at a faster rate. Other people have either one or both ear canals that is narrow, or that is at an angle which slows the natural passage of the wax. In these people the wax builds up.

The wax may eventually block off the ear canal all together. If this happens, hearing is reduced, and there is an increased likelihood that stagnation may lead to an infection building up behind the obstruction.

Prevention
Do not try to clean out your ears by using a cotton bud. (Ear Nose and Throat specialists sometimes say "You shouldn't stick anything in your ear that's any smaller than your elbow!") This may merely act like a ram rod, and could damage the ear drum.
It may help to wear ear plugs if you work in a particularly dusty environment.
If you keep getting ears blocked with wax, it may be worth using a couple of drops of olive oil into each ear once or twice a week.

[Backbeach Jake]

Back when I still painted cars, GM had several years of peeling cars. We had to strip them to bare metal and refinish. You can imagine the dust we created. We noticed that our ears were producing wax at a phenomenal rate. When the run a bad paint was past, our ears cleared up.

[Raider Ronnie]

It's not wax,
It's you're brain melting and draining out you're ears!!!
Caused by spending too much time in the sand!!!

[NIB]

What?

[MAC]

Originally Posted by NIB

What?

Shouldn't that be SAY WHAT?