Short Tandem Repeat (STR) Profiling of Earwax DNA Obtained from Healthy Volunteers [PDF]
Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2023 The present study aimed to establish human earwax as a potential source of DNA evidence that could be effectively used in human identification. Sixty earwax samples were obtained from 15 healthy male and female Saudi volunteers living in Riyadh, Saudi ...
Sayed A M Amer
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Measuring Earwax Cortisol Concentration using a non-stressful sampling method
Heliyon, 2020 Background: “Short-term” samples are not the most appropriate for reflecting chronic cortisol concentration. Although hair is used for reflecting the systemic level of this hormone, its use as a “long-term” measure appears clinically problematic.
Alexander Hayes +2 more
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A Novel Earwax Self-Sampling Device: A Feasibility Study
Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 2021 (1) Background: Earwax might provide the long-term concentration of substances that are altered in chronic diseases. Standardised earwax extraction has to be exclusively performed by clinicians. We investigated the safety, reliability, and tolerance of a
Alexander Hayes +2 more
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A Novel Earwax Method to Measure Acute and Chronic Glucose Levels
Diagnostics, 2020 Diabetes is the fourth cause of death globally. To date, there is not a practical, as well as an accurate sample for reflecting chronic glucose levels. We measured earwax glucose in 37 controls.
Alexander Hayes +2 more
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Effect of organic solvents on earwax cortisol extraction in Hanwoo cattle [PDF]
Journal of Animal Science and TechnologyEarwax, a semi-solid substance, of both humans and non-human animals contains the stress hormone cortisol. Extraction of cortisol from earwax requires the use of organic solvents to eliminate interference factors.
Mohammad Ataallahi +2 more
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A comparison of the clinical effectiveness of pretreatment olive oil administered as drops versus spray prior to earwax removal by microsuction in adults: a protocol for a cluster randomised control trial [PDF]
TrialsBackground Excessive earwax causes unwanted symptoms such as hearing loss, tinnitus, discomfort and changes in the quality of one’s own voice. The NHS Audiology Wax Removal Service in North Wales recommends the use of olive oil as a pretreatment wax ...
Linor Llwyd Jones +2 more
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Hearing screening outcomes and otoscopic findings among primary school children in Southwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study [PDF]
South African Journal of Communication DisordersBackground: Hearing loss among schoolchildren is a major public health concern that negatively affects language, speech, learning and social development.
Gugsa N. Germossa +8 more
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Association between the ABCC11 gene polymorphism-determined earwax properties and external auditory canal microbiota in healthy adults [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumThe concept of genome–microbiome interactions, in which the microenvironment determined by host genetic polymorphisms regulates the local microbiota, is important in the pathogenesis of human disease.
Yasunobu Amari +25 more
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Efficacy and Safety of Glycerol Lidocaine Ear Drops in the Non-Antibiotic Treatment of Otitis Externa Symptoms—An Observational Study [PDF]
Clinics and PracticePurpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the safety and efficacy, as well as relief of symptoms after regular use, of 0.5% lidocaine hydrochloride solution in anhydrous glycerol (Auridol) in the form of ear drops, in patients with symptoms of ...
Maria Sobol +5 more
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Emotional and Cognitive Effects of Simulated Temporary Hearing Deficit with Healthy Adults [PDF]
Audiology ResearchBackground/Objectives: Accumulation of cerumen (earwax) in the auditory canal is a common condition, particularly in children and older adults, and often causes temporary hearing loss.
Leora Moss Levy, Kinneret Weisler
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