Feel really weird talking about this. Sorry if it's gross. I'm guessing my family has lots of earwax because my mum has always had her ears syringed. Whenever I have had a doctor look in my ears they always seem shocked that there is earwax in there. It's always an appointment unrelated and I don't have hearing issues or any ear pain/discomfort. When they look at me sternly and say "there's earwax in there" I think where else would it be?
Anyway, when my son was about a year old they looked in his ears and told me there's wax in there as if it shouldn't be. Now I guess with myself they think I should be doing olive oil in my ears everyday? But I forget because I don't have any ear problems, I'm only ever told by a doctor that there is wax there. Was I supposed to olive oil my son's ears from birth? Is it like brushing your teeth and I'm really gross to forget every night? Is it surprising to have earwax in your ears?
I know I should ask the doctor but I always feel awkward to ask because they say it in a way that I must know what they mean, like it's really obvious earwax shouldn't be found in ears. If nobody had ever looked in my ear with a magnifying glass and a bright light I would never have known there was anything odd about my ears.