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Yes, an ENT told my wife that those of Asian decent more commonly have “sticky” ear wax.
by lazypenguin 5y ago
Yes, an ENT told my wife that those of Asian decent more commonly have “sticky” ear wax.
- jacobolus 5y agoIt is the opposite. People of Northeast Asian descent more often have “dry” earwax, associated with a recessive allele of the ABCC11 gene. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earwax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earwax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABCC11 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABCC11
- everybodyknows 5y agoYes, as mentioned in the post: > Dry wax, which is grey and flaky, is commoner in Asians. Wet wax predominates in Africans and Caucasians, and is brown and sticky.