eli5: Why does that feeling of liquid in your ear appear out of nowhere and why is it so annoying?
In: Biology
Okay, imagine your ear is like a little cave inside your head. Sometimes, your body makes a special liquid called earwax to keep this cave clean and safe from tiny bugs and dirt. This little tickle might happen because your ear is making more earwax or sometime because some water from your bath or swimming got trapped inside the cave but now it’s escaping.
It feels annoying because the inside of your ear is very sensitive, kind of like how it tickles when someone touches your feet. Your ear isn’t used to having wet stuff inside, so it tells your brain, “Hey, something’s not right here!” and you feel that weird, drippy feeling.
So, it’s mostly your ear doing its job to stay clean and healthy, but it can feel pretty funny sometimes!
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