PubMed · 876904
Managing cerumen impaction.
Abstract
The external auditory canal is self-cleaning. Excessive cerumen accumulation usually results from misguided attempts to remove wax and may go unnoticed until a hearing loss occurs. Mechanical removal of the wax or use of a ceruminolytic agent to soften it is recommended--irrigation may contaminate the middle ear space.
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A D Meyers. 1977. Managing cerumen impaction.. https://doi.org/10.1080/00325481.1977.11712261
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