Ear Facts

In Hawaiian culture, wearing a flower behind the right ear traditionally signals that a person is single and available, while wearing it behind the left ear indicates they are taken.

Wearing headphones for extended periods creates a warm, moist environment in your ear canal that promotes bacterial growth, which is why audiologists recommend cleaning your earbuds regularly.

Your ears secrete more earwax when you are afraid than when you aren't.

The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.

You can alleviate a tickly throat by scratching your ear.

You can hear the blood flowing through your ears if you find a quiet place and cover them tightly.

Only 10-22% of people can voluntarily wiggle their ears, making it one of the rarest facial movements humans can perform.