ALLMedicine™ Cerumen Impaction Center

Nov 10th, 2022 - To investigate the utility and effectiveness of a noise-attenuating, tablet-based mobile health system combined with asynchronous telehealth evaluations for screening rural Nicaraguan schoolchildren for hearing loss. Prospective population-based s...

Oct 27th, 2022 - Removal of cerumen (wax) from the ear forms a significant part of the workload of an otolaryngologist and is, therefore, an essential skill to master.[1, 2] However, general practitioners, emergency department staff, nurses, audiologists, audiolog...

Oct 27th, 2022 - Overview Removal of cerumen (wax) from the ear forms a significant part of the workload of an otolaryngologist and is, therefore, an essential skill to master. [1, 2] However, general practitioners, emergency department staff, nurses, audiologists...

Oct 27th, 2022 - Overview Removal of cerumen (wax) from the ear forms a significant part of the workload of an otolaryngologist and is, therefore, an essential skill to master. [1, 2] However, general practitioners, emergency department staff, nurses, audiologists...

Apr 7th, 2022 - Diagnostic Considerations Failure to recognize necrotizing (ie, malignant) otitis externa (OE) is a significant pitfall. A patient who is diabetic or immunocompromised with severe pain in the ear should have necrotizing OE excluded by an otolaryng...

Sep 20th, 2017 - Cerumen Impaction: An Updated Guideline from the AAO-HNSF.|2017|Hauk L,|therapeutic use,pathology,diagnosis,prevention & control,therapy,methods,methods,

Jan 4th, 2017 - Objective This update of the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation cerumen impaction clinical practice guideline provides evidence-based recommendations on managing cerumen impaction. Cerumen impaction is defined...

Nov 9th, 2021 - Age-related hearing loss is the third-most common chronic condition affecting older adults in the US (data from Healthy People 2020 US Dept of Health and Human Services). This study aims to improve the understanding of attitudes, barriers and faci...

Oct 4th, 2019 - This is a single center, single-arm, open-label trial. Approximately 30 evaluable ears will be enrolled that have at least 50% cerumen impaction. All ears/subjects will receive at least a single dose (approximately 1 - 2 mL) of the test product ap...

Jan 12th, 2017 - Cerumen is ear wax, a combination of dead skin cells of the external ear canal, sebaceous glands secretions and ceruminous sweat glands secretions. Cerumen exists in a range of people but sometimes it become an obstacle to patients or caregivers. ...

Feb 15th, 2017 - First Case: How Common Is Earwax? A 74-year-old nursing home resident was brought by her aide to an appointment with her new primary care physician. The patient reported no complaints other than some itchiness in both of her ears. The aide said th...

Feb 15th, 2017 - Choosing an Intervention Certain comorbidities, medications, radiation exposure, and anatomical features directly influence the type of intervention most suitable for cerumen impaction. Patients with compromised immune systems (those with diabetes...

Feb 15th, 2017 - Fourth Case: Home-Based Treatment of Cerumen Impaction A 28-year-old graduate student, after undergoing aural irrigation in the university clinic, was discussing self-cleaning of the ears with his primary care provider. Otologic examination had de...

Feb 15th, 2017 - First Case: How Common Is Earwax? A 74-year-old nursing home resident was brought by her aide to an appointment with her new primary care physician. The patient reported no complaints other than some itchiness in both of her ears. The aide said th...

Nov 1st, 2011 - PRACTICE CHANGER Suggest that patients use drops to soften the wax in their ears and a bulb syringe to remove it. Reassure them that the process is safe, easy, and effective.