Care of Your Ears

BY WILLIAM E. BURKARD Another Great Gift Grandfather’s Watch: Grandfather had a very beautiful watch. The outside was of shining gold. Sometimes Grandfather opened the back of the watch and let Betty and Bobby look at the tiny wheels and springs that made the watch go. He would not let them get too close nor look too long. “It is very delicate,” he would say. “A little dust might get into the works. Then the watch would not keep good time and it would have to be fixed.” “You see,” said…

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Home Remedies to Remove Earwax

Earwax, medically known as cerumen, is a natural substance produced by glands in the ear canal that has protective, lubricating and antibacterial properties. The main work of the wax is to protect the ears from bacteria and other external agents. Most of the time, there is a slow and orderly migration process inside the ear canal in which earwax and skin cells are transported from the eardrum to the ear opening, where it can be easily removed. However, problems can occur when there is a blockage or impaction of earwax. It can accumulate…

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