If excess ear wax gathers in the ear canal, it acts like an earplug, blocking sound vibrations entering the ear and causing a hearing loss.
(excess ear wax; gathers; L:in the ear canal) (sound vibrations; entering; the ear) (sound vibrations; causing; a hearing loss) (it; acts; like an earplug) Context(it acts,List([44, 51))):(it; acts like an earplug blocking; sound vibrations entering the ear and causing a hearing loss)
it acts,List([44, 51))
excess ear wax sound vibrations sound vibrations it it
gathers entering causing acts acts like an earplug blocking
L:in the ear canal
the ear
a hearing loss
like an earplug
sound vibrations entering the ear and causing a hearing loss