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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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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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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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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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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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Role of Impacted Cerumen in Hearing Loss [PDF]
Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 2006 We performed a study to determine if cerumen in the ear canal causes significant hearing loss and to ascertain if there is any correlation between the amount of cerumen and the degree of hearing loss. Our study was conducted on 109 ears in 80 patients.
Subha, Sethu Thakachy +1 more
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World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the influence of hearing loss on the efficacy of personalized and customized music therapy in patients with chronic tinnitus. Methods A total of 147 patients with chronic tinnitus were included in the research; according to the pure‐tone average (PTA) test results (PTA at 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, and 4.0 kHz), the patients were ...
Dan‐Dan Guo +8 more
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PLoS ONE, 2017 In the context of Middle and Late Pleistocene eastern Eurasian human crania, the external auditory exostoses (EAE) of the late archaic Xuchang 1 and 2 and the Xujiayao 15 early Late Pleistocene human temporal bones are described.
Erik Trinkaus, Xiu-Jie Wu
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Veterinary Dermatology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Targeted antimicrobial therapy for canine otitis externa (OE) represents an opportunity for antimicrobial stewardship. Fosmidomycin selectively inhibits the non‐mevalonate pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis utilised by canine‐adapted, and not human‐adapted, staphylococci.
Lindsey E. Citron +6 more
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Plain Language Summary: Earwax (Cerumen Impaction) [PDF]
Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 2017 This plain language summary serves as an overview in explaining earwax (cerumen). The summary applies to patients older than 6 months with a clinical diagnosis of earwax impaction and is based on the 2017 update of the Clinical Practice Guideline: Earwax (Cerumen Impaction).
Helene J, Krouse +4 more
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