Is it normal to have the earwax draining out from the ear?

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I read your query and understand your concern. Ear wax is a normal phenomenon; the canal skin grows outwards to bring the wax outside. However, in some, the wax production is excessive and can cause the symptoms like you described, either excess discharge or a block affecting hearing. Runny wax problem is somewhat uncommon. Therefore, we should rule out middle ear and outer ear infections. External ear infections are usually painful due to water entry into the ear canal and constant irritation. Middle ear infection would entail a perforated ear drum and recurrent discharges. Do you have any previous ENT prescriptions? Do you have this problem in both ears or just one? Is there any associated hearing loss, pain, or giddiness? If it is just the wax problem, you may use a Q tip to clean the discharge but do not insert it overtly inside. Instead, clean only the outside part of the ear canal. Insertion of the same deeply can cause canal trauma or ear drum perforation. Thank you.