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Health Services Research & Managerial Epidemiology, 2023 Background Although online self-triage is easily accessible, little is known about the patients who use self-triage or their subsequent diagnoses. We compared ear/hearing self-triage subsequent diagnoses to ear/hearing visit diagnoses in emergency ...
Frederick North +9 more
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CERUMENOLYTIC AGENTS FOR CERUMEN IMPACTION TREATMENT: A SCOPING REVIEW
Jurnal Kedokteran DiponegoroBackground: Cerumen impaction is a common condition all over the world. It is observed in around 5% of adults and has a higher prevalence in children, the elderly, and people with intellectual impairment.
Arsyada Hakama Syakuro +3 more
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Auditory exostosis in Australian warm water surfers: a cross-sectional study
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2021 Background Surfing is a popular sport in Australia, accounting for nearly 10% of the population. External auditory exostosis (EAE), also referred to as surfer’s ear, is recognized as a potentially serious complication of surfing.
Vini Simas +4 more
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Impacted cerumen: composition, production, epidemiology and management [PDF]
QJM, 2004 In the UK, some 2.3 million people suffer cerumen ('ear wax') problems serious enough to warrant management, with approximately 4 million ears syringed annually. Impacted cerumen is a major cause of primary care consultation, and a common comorbidity in ENT patients, the elderly, infirm and people with mental retardation.
J F, Guest +3 more
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Outpatient experience of using a cerumenolytic agent in a surdology office. Case report
Consilium MedicumEarwax performs important protective functions for the auditory system: cleansing, moisturizing, and inactivating foreign agents. However, when the production and excretion of this secretion are disrupted, cerumen impaction may develop in the external ...
Maria Yu. Boboshko
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A survey comparison of educational interventions for teaching pneumatic otoscopy to medical students
BMC Medical Education, 2019 Background Though pneumatic otoscopy improves accurate diagnosis of ear disease, trainees lack proficiency. We evaluated the effect of three different training techniques on medical students’ subsequent reported use of basic and pneumatic otoscopy in ...
Alanna Higgins Joyce +5 more
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Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2020 Objective To establish the feasibility of a systematic, community health worker (CHW)‐based hearing screening program that gathers Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act‐compliant electronic data (otoscopic images of tympanic membrane and ...
Asitha D. L. Jayawardena +10 more
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Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde, 2012 The objective of this study was to verify the hearing alterations and their frequencies in children aged 7-9 years old from a public elementary school in São Luís, Maranhão. The study was carried out from May to July, 2004, with 101 first grade scholars,
Barbara Tereza Fonseca da Silva +3 more
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AUDIT OF VARIOUS OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGICAL DISEASES IN SHANGLA VALLEY
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2018 Objective: To assess the prevalence of various ear, nose and throat diseases in Shangla valley. Study Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Study was carried out in shangla.
Muhammad Ahmed Khan +4 more
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Journal of Pediatric ResearchAim: Cerumen is a common barrier to accurate otoscopic examinations in children, yet pediatricians lack effective removal tools. The Otoshow is a novel otoscope speculum with a retractable curette attachment designed to address this gap. This study aimed
Lith Nasif +3 more
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