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Cerumen Impaction: Diagnosis and Management.
Michaudet C, Malaty J. Michaudet C, et al. Am Fam Physician. 2018 Oct 15;98(8):525-529. Am Fam Physician. 2018. PMID: 30277727 Free article.
Cerumen production is a normal and protective process for the ear canal. However, cerumen should be removed when it causes symptoms (e.g., hearing loss, itching, pain, tinnitus) or prevents assessment of the external auditory canal, the tympanic membrane, or …
Cerumen production is a normal and protective process for the ear canal. However, cerumen should be removed when it cau …
Clinical Practice Guideline (Update): Earwax (Cerumen Impaction).
Schwartz SR, Magit AE, Rosenfeld RM, Ballachanda BB, Hackell JM, Krouse HJ, Lawlor CM, Lin K, Parham K, Stutz DR, Walsh S, Woodson EA, Yanagisawa K, Cunningham ER Jr. Schwartz SR, et al. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 Jan;156(1_suppl):S1-S29. doi: 10.1177/0194599816671491. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017. PMID: 28045591
Cerumen impaction is defined as an accumulation of cerumen that causes symptoms, prevents assessment of the ear, or both. ...The panel offered the following as options: (1) Clinicians may use cerumenolytic agents (including water or saline solution) in the managemen …
Cerumen impaction is defined as an accumulation of cerumen that causes symptoms, prevents assessment of the ear, or both. ...T …
Cerumen impaction.
McCarter DF, Courtney AU, Pollart SM. McCarter DF, et al. Am Fam Physician. 2007 May 15;75(10):1523-8. Am Fam Physician. 2007. PMID: 17555144 Free article. Review.
Depending on available equipment, physician skill, and patient circumstances, treatment options for cerumen impaction include watchful waiting, manual removal, the use of ceruminolytic agents, and irrigation with or without ceruminolytic pretreatment. ...Refe …
Depending on available equipment, physician skill, and patient circumstances, treatment options for cerumen impaction include watchfu …
Ear wax.
Wright T. Wright T. BMJ Clin Evid. 2015 Mar 4;2015:0504. BMJ Clin Evid. 2015. PMID: 25738938 Free PMC article. Review.
Ear wax can visually obscure the ear drum, and may need to be removed for diagnostic purposes. METHODS AND OUTCOMES: We conducted a systematic review and aimed to answer the following clinical question: What are the effects of methods to remove ear wax? ...CONCLUSIO …
Ear wax can visually obscure the ear drum, and may need to be removed for diagnostic purposes. METHODS AND OUTCOMES: We conducted a s …
Ear wax management.
Poulton S, Yau S, Anderson D, Bennett D. Poulton S, et al. Aust Fam Physician. 2015 Oct;44(10):731-4. Aust Fam Physician. 2015. PMID: 26484488 Free article. Review.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this article is to provide GPs with the knowledge to safely manage cerumen. DISCUSSION: Ear wax is an important part of a normal functioning ear. It is mostly asymptomatic and requires no treatment. ...Syringing can be safely performed if this fails b …
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this article is to provide GPs with the knowledge to safely manage cerumen. DISCUSSION: Ear wax is an important …
Risk of otitis externa following manual cerumen removal.
Guidi JL, Wetmore RF, Sobol SE. Guidi JL, et al. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2014 Jul;123(7):482-4. doi: 10.1177/0003489414526850. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2014. PMID: 24690982
OBJECTIVES: Based on an interpretation of a recent Joint Commission protocol to sterilize instruments coming into contact with mucous membranes, there has been institutional interest in sterile packaging of cerumen curettes used for manual cerumen removal …
OBJECTIVES: Based on an interpretation of a recent Joint Commission protocol to sterilize instruments coming into contact with mucous membra …
Ear wax.
Browning GG. Browning GG. BMJ Clin Evid. 2008 Jan 25;2008:0504. BMJ Clin Evid. 2008. PMID: 19450340 Free PMC article. Review.
Ear wax can visually obscure the ear drum, and may need to be removed for diagnostic purposes. METHODS AND OUTCOMES: We conducted a systematic review and aimed to answer the following clinical question: What are the effects of methods to remove ear wax? ...CONCLUSIO …
Ear wax can visually obscure the ear drum, and may need to be removed for diagnostic purposes. METHODS AND OUTCOMES: We conducted a s …
Cerumen Management: An Updated Clinical Review and Evidence-Based Approach for Primary Care Physicians.
Horton GA, Simpson MTW, Beyea MM, Beyea JA. Horton GA, et al. J Prim Care Community Health. 2020 Jan-Dec;11:2150132720904181. doi: 10.1177/2150132720904181. J Prim Care Community Health. 2020. PMID: 31994443 Free PMC article. Review.
Conclusion: Family physicians play a key role in the assessment and management of cerumen impaction and are well equipped to do so. Knowledge of the available techniques for cerumen removal as well as their contraindications ensures that cerumen is …
Conclusion: Family physicians play a key role in the assessment and management of cerumen impaction and are well equipped to do so. K …
Otology: Cerumen Impaction and Aural Foreign Bodies.
Malaty J, Tudeen M, Williams MP, Orlando FA. Malaty J, et al. FP Essent. 2024 Jul;542:29-37. FP Essent. 2024. PMID: 39018128 Review.
Cerumen impaction can be treated with cerumenolytics, ear irrigation, and manual removal with instrumentation. ...Soft and irregularly shaped objects can be removed without referral to an otolaryngologist. Patients with hard, spherical, or cylindrical …
Cerumen impaction can be treated with cerumenolytics, ear irrigation, and manual removal with instrumentation. ...Soft …
Cerumen impaction was composed of abnormal exfoliation of keratinocytes that was correlated with infection.
Zhang S, Jin M, Zhou G, Zhang Y. Zhang S, et al. Am J Otolaryngol. 2020 Mar-Apr;41(2):102340. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2019.102340. Epub 2019 Nov 7. Am J Otolaryngol. 2020. PMID: 31735444
OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the exact composition and tried to be helpful in explaining the etiologic mechanism of cerumen impaction in the external auditory canal (EAC). METHODS: A hundred impacted cerumen samples and 15 normal cerumen samples were co …
OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the exact composition and tried to be helpful in explaining the etiologic mechanism of cerumen imp …
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