I am a very light sleeper so I began wearing ear plugs to be able
to sleep uninterruptedly. I moved into a quieter neighborhood now
and thought that I would be able to sleep without them but it
turns out that my boyfriend is a snorer and so I have to keep
wearing them. I know that ears clean themselves out at night but
because I'm wearing the ear plugs I have a lot of wax build-up.
How can I clean my ears? And also, do you think that prolonged
use of ear plugs can cause some kind of damage?
Concerned
Dear Concerned,
You're right that ears have their own self-cleaning process to
prevent wax buildup. Earwax-also known as cerumen-is made up of
secretions from glands, skin cells, and hairs that have bacteria.
------------------------------------------quoted from Go Ask
Alice!---
to be continued;
・Light sleeper 眠りが浅い人、小さな音や動きでもすぐに目を覚ましてしまう人
I think I'm a light sleeper, I wake up at the slightest noise.
私は眠りが浅いと思います、少しの音で起きてしまいます。
・ear plug イヤプラグ、耳栓
I can't sleep without earplugs.
私は耳栓なしでは眠ることができません。
・uninterruptdly (音)Λ`nintэrΛ'ptid (副)中断なく、継続的に
Thinking and the acting continue uninterruptedly.
思考と行動は絶えず一体である。
・turn out
〜 結果として〜になる、〜と判明する
It turned out that he was right.
彼が正しかったことが結局判明した。
・snorer (音)sno':rэ (名)いびきをかく人
My father is a big snorer. 父は大いびきをかく。
・clean out 物やスペースを空にする、掃除する
We need to clean out the refrigerator and throw away any
expired food.
冷蔵庫をきれいにし、期限が切れた食べ物を捨てる必要がある。
・build-up 蓄積、積み重ね
wax build-up 耳垢の蓄積、物質が蓄積すること
＝waxには磨き剤、ワックスのほか、耳あかの意味もあります
The build-up of traffic was causing delays.
交通の渋滞が遅れを引き起こしていた。
・prolonged (音)prΛlo'ηd (形)長引いた、長期にわたる
The session will be prolonged again.
会期はまた延長されるであろう。
・concerned (音)kΛns'nd (形)心配している、関心がある
He's very concerned about the future of the country.
彼は国の将来を非常に案じている。
・self-cleaning (形) 自洗式の、自浄式の
The device has a self-cleaning head function to prevent drying
out.
乾燥を防ぐセルフクリーニングヘッド機能を備えています。
・earwax (音)i':rwaeks (名)耳あか、耳くそ
I can't remove my earwax. 耳あかが取れません。
・cerumen (音)sэru':mэn (名)耳あか、耳くそ
Your cerumen production is normal.
あなたの耳垢の生成は正常です。
・made up of
〜 〜で構成されている、〜から成る、〜でできている
The earth's crust is made up of a number of tectonic plates.
地球の表面はプレートと呼ばれる何枚かの巨大な岩板で覆われている。
・secretion (音)sikri':∫эnn (名)分泌、分泌物
The secretion of hormones is essential for bodily functions.
ホルモンの分泌は身体機能に不可欠です。
・gland (音)glae'nd (名)腺
They have special salt glands above their eyes.
目の上にはっきり塩腺があります。
・bacteria (音)baekti'эriэ (名)バクテリア、細菌
Bacteria are invisible to the naked eye.
バクテリアは肉眼では見えない。
■構文チェック! 覚えておくと、会話力がつきまます。
・私はとても眠りが浅いですので中断することなく眠ることができるように耳栓を付けることを始めました。
I am a very light sleeper so I began wearing ear plugs to be
able to sleep uninterruptedly.
・いまはより静かな近隣の地域に引っ越しましたので
I moved into a quieter neighborhood now and
・私は耳栓なしでも眠ることができるだろうと思ったのですが
thought that I would be able to sleep without them but
・ボーイフレンドがいびきをかく人だと判明しましたので私は耳栓を使い続けなければなりません。
it turns out that my boyfriend is a snorer and so I have to
keep wearing them.
・耳は夜間に自然に掃除されるということを知っていますが
I know that ears clean themselves out at night but
・自分が耳栓をしているのが原因で私に耳垢の蓄積がたくさん溜まります。
because I'm wearing the ear plugs I have a lot of wax
build-up.
・私は耳をどのように掃除できますか？
How can I clean my ears?
・そしてまた、
And also,
・あなたは耳栓の長期使用は何かしらの損傷を引き起こす可能性があるとお考えですか？
do you think that prolonged use of ear plugs can cause some
kind of damage?
・耳は耳垢の蓄積を防ぐために自浄式の処理過程を持っているというのはおっしゃる通りです。
You're right that ears have their own self-cleaning process to
prevent wax buildup.
・耳垢は、耳糞としても知られていますが、腺からの分泌物、皮膚細胞、細菌を持っている毛髪で構成されています。
Earwax-also known as cerumen-is made up of secretions from
glands, skin cells, and hairs that have bacteria.
私はとても眠りが浅いですので中断することなく眠ることができるように耳栓を付けることを始めました。
→I am a very light sleeper so I began wearing ear plugs to be
able to sleep uninterruptedly.
いまはより静かな近隣の地域に引っ越しましたので耳栓なしでも眠ることができるだろうと思ったのですがボーイフレンドがいびきをかく人だと判明しましたので私は耳栓を使い続けなければなりません。
→I moved into a quieter neighborhood now and thought that I
would be able to sleep without them but it turns out that my
boyfriend is a snorer and so I have to keep wearing them.
耳は夜間に自然に掃除されるということを知っていますが自分が耳栓をしているのが原因で耳垢の蓄積がたくさん溜まります。
→I know that ears clean themselves out at night but because I'm
wearing the ear plugs I have a lot of wax build-up.
私は耳をどのように掃除できますか？
→How can I clean my ears?
そしてまた、あなたは耳栓の長期使用は何かしらの損傷を引き起こす可能性があるとお考えですか？
→And also, do you think that prolonged use of ear plugs can
cause some kind of damage?
耳は耳垢の蓄積を防ぐために自浄式の処理過程を持っているというのはおっしゃる通りだわ。
→You're right that ears have their own self-cleaning process to
prevent wax buildup.
耳垢は、耳糞としても知られているけど、腺からの分泌物、皮膚細胞、細菌を持っている毛髪で構成されているわ。
→Earwax-also known as cerumen-is made up of secretions from
glands, skin cells, and hairs that have bacteria.
■暗唱練習
I am a very light sleeper so I began wearing ear plugs to be able
to sleep uninterruptedly. I moved into a quieter neighborhood now
and thought that I would be able to sleep without them but it
turns out that my boyfriend is a snorer and so I have to keep
wearing them. I know that ears clean themselves out at night but
because I'm wearing the ear plugs I have a lot of wax build-up.
How can I clean my ears? And also, do you think that prolonged
use of ear plugs can cause some kind of damage?
You're right that ears have their own self-cleaning process to
prevent wax buildup. Earwax-also known as cerumen-is made up of
secretions from glands, skin cells, and hairs that have bacteria.
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