Earwax, like many other bodily secretions, is unfairly considered a useless organic material that can sometimes even create quite serious problems. For example, when too much accumulates in the ear canal, leading to the formation of annoying plugs that are difficult to eliminate. In fact, earwax is essential for ear health and, incredible to say, for keeping the ear clean. Try your hand at
this quiz
to test what you know about earwax and whether you are really able to remove it effectively and safely.
Great physicians of antiquity: Galen
Galen, (he was born in Pergamon in 129 A.D. ,and died in 201) devoted his life to the knowledge and dissemination of Medicine in the Greek world, passing on his knowledge until the beginning of the Renaissance.
