USE OF SOLVENTS TO DISPERSE EAR WAX |
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| Authors: | EM Keane MRCGP DOM H Wilson MPS D McGrane MB BCh D Coakley MD JB Walsh FRCP |
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| Affiliation: | Mercer's Institute for Research on Ageing, Saint James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland |
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| Abstract: | SUMMARY In this test a course of 4 drops twice a day for 5 days of ear wax solvents, a cerumenolytic, sodium bicarbonate, or sterile water significantly increased the clearance of wax from ears by natural expulsion and eliminated the requirement for ear syringing in 50% of cases. |
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