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wax - Definition: (Source: International Food Information Council)

After a fruit or vegetable is picked, it continues to need moisture to stay fresh and edible. To help retain moisture, certain varieties of fresh produce are given new wax coating to replace the natural wax the fruit or vegetable loses during harvest and shipping. If a fungicide is mixed with the wax to prevent molding, retail stores must label the waxed produce. ...
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wax - Images (Source: MedLinePlus)
Wax blockage in the ear
Wax blockage in the ear
wax, Ear anatomy
Ear anatomy
wax, Medical findings based on ear anatomy
Medical findings based on ear anatomy

Symptoms of wax (Source: MedLinePlus)
Earache ; Fullness in the ear or a sensation that the ear is plugged; Noises in the ear (tinnitus); Partial hearing loss, may get worse. ...
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News on wax
Health Tip: When Ear Wax Builds Up (MedicineNet)
Earwax: Too Much of a Good Thing? (MedicineNet)

Further Reading on wax
  • Earwax - Topic Overview ( WebMD )
    Earwax is a naturally produced substance that protects the ear canal . It is a mixture of skin , sweat , hair , and debris ( such as ...only further compacts the wax against the eardrum. Most earwax...
  • Osteoarthritis - Treatment Overview ( WebMD )
    Although there is no cure for osteoarthritis , treatment can help you reduce your symptoms . The more you understand about ...as hot compresses, cold packs, ice massage, or Paraffin wax . Learning all you...
  • Oral Complications of Chemotherapy and Head/Neck Radiation (PDQ®) - Management Following Cancer Therapy ( WebMD )
    Routine systematic oral hygiene is important for reducing incidence and severity of oral sequelae of cancer therapy . The patient ...care products containing petroleum-based oils and waxes can be useful...
  • Things that go cough in the night ( WebMD )
    ...cough spasm when swabbing out earwax . And, as strange is sounds, a wax impaction is one potential cause of a chronic cough. Every time we...situation that is chronic or acute you should call.
  • Preventing Falls - Topic Overview ( WebMD )
    Injuries from falls may be more likely among older adults and in people who have had a stroke or have multiple sclerosis or ...to keep them out of walking paths. Use nonskid floor wax and wipe up...


  • Hearing Loss - Treatment Overview ( WebMD )
    Treatment for temporary or reversible hearing loss usually depends on the cause of the hearing loss . Treatment for permanent ...corticosteroid medicines, generally prednisone. Earwax is treated by...
  • Earwax ( WebMD )
    Earwax is produced by glands in the outer ear canal . Its purpose is to trap dust and other small ...them from reaching, and potentially damaging, the eardrum. Normally, the wax dries up and falls out...
  • Foreign Body, Ear ( WebMD )
    Getting an object stuck in the ear is a relatively common problem, especially in toddlers...is particularly true of earwax. Earwax is usually the consistency of toothpaste. When a Q-Tip or similar...
  • Tourette's Disorder - Topic Overview ( WebMD )
    Tourette ' s disorder is a neurological ( brain ) condition that usually begins in childhood . It causes a child to make sounds or ...Tics may also occur more slowly. Come and go ( wax and wane) over a...
  • Dip, wax ( MedicineNet )


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  • Earwax: Too Much of a Good Thing? ( eMedicineHealth )
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