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Earwax was one of the Natural sciences good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

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Date	Process	Result
May 15, 2006	Good article nominee	Listed
June 3, 2009	Good article reassessment	Delisted

Current status: Delisted good article

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Earwax appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the New articles column on 10 January, 2004.

Microsuction danger

Latest comment: 1 month ago1 comment1 person in discussion

People report it causing tinnitus, hyperacusis, and neurologic pain. One study says it can trigger a clarinet phenomenon, and the noise levels can reach up to 146 dB! Extremely damaging level. The article fails to warn of the danger.

Studies:

Suction-generated noise in an anatomic silicon ear model (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22740154/)
The Loudness of Suctioning in the Ear Canal (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8086199/)
Sound levels with aural suctioning (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7444786/)

~2026-37163-60 (talk) 22:29, 28 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

This page was redesigned at the edge.

Microsuction danger