Earwax impaction: Symptoms, predisposing factors and perception among Nigerians
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Plain Language Summary: Earwax (Cerumen Impaction)
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...
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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 as an accumulation of cerumen that causes symptoms, prevents assessment of the ear, or both. Changes from the prior guideline include a consumer adde...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2249-4863
DOI: 10.4103/2249-4863.148116