Ears are one of the most frequently cleaned parts body. There many ways to clean ears, for example by using cotton buds, candles and so on. The act cleaning ear with buds is not recommended, because it can cause earwax (cerumen prop) be pushed into that over time will hearing loss (deafness). Sometimes use too deep, causing damage eardrum. Education in form counseling given junior high school s...

The objective of this study was to characterize genotypically Malassezia spp. isolated from the external ear canal of healthy horses. Fifty-five horses, 39 (70.9%) males and 16 (29.1%) females, from different breeds and adults were studied. External ear canals were cleaned and a sterile cotton swab was introduced to collect cerumen. A total of 110 samples were cultured into Dixon medium and wer...

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). The evidence-based guideline includes research that supports diagnosis and treatment of earwax impaction. The guideline w...

Aims: The study aimed to the prevalence of pathogenic aerobic bacteria colonization in outer ear and determine cerumen types among different ages sex selected individuals Sana'a city. Also determined effects types, age, on incidence bacterial colonization. Methods: current was carried out Department Medical Microbiology ENT Department, Faculty Medicine Health Sciences, Sana’a University. propos...

Background: Otomycosis affects about 9% of patients with otitis externa. One the predisposing factor is impacted cerumen. Earphone usage causes cerumen impaction. In light recent COVID-19 pandemic, people are housebound due to prolonged lockdown. Hence more technology dependent as working from home and studying online has become norm. Therefore, earphones proportionately increased, cases have i...

conclusions a significant direct correlation was observed between the viral dna copies present in patients’ cerumen and serum. however, the correlation between saliva viral load with serum and cerumen viral load was very low and inverse. these findings suggest that the presence of the hepatitis b virus (hbv) in non-invasive specimens (such as cerumen and saliva) should also be evaluated when mo...

Loss of hearing from accumulation of cerumen (ear wax) is a commonly seen problem. Treatment for this condition often involves use of a wax softening or dispersing agent (cerumenolytic) before syringing. A mini-review was undertaken to find out what is the best preparation to use before syringing to facilitate the procedure. Five databases were searched using subject searches combined with meth...

External ear development is a lengthy and complex process that extends from early embryonic life until well into the postnatal period. Initial development of the auricle and external auditory canal during the fourth and fifth weeks of gestation is closely associated with anatomical changes involving the pharyngeal arch apparatus of the human embryo. The auricle and external canal are well forme...

Two dogs were referred to the clinic with the history of severe itching around the ears since 20 days. Clinical examination revealed intense pruritus around the ears, head shaking alopecia and coffee coloured cerumen. Haematology results were within normal range except eosinophilia. Examination of the dark coloured cerumen revealed the existed Otodectes mites. Hence, dogs were treated with oral...