Ear drops for the removal of ear wax

Burton, MJ; Aaron, Ksenia A.; Warner, Laura

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd012171

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“…All three systematic reviews noted the poor quality of many studies and Wright (2015) found no randomised controlled trials for ear irrigation. There is a current Cochrane review in progress to provide an update to their original guidance (Burton et al, 2016) but this has not yet been published.…”

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Ear care: an update for nurses (part 2)

Millward

2017

Practice Nursing

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Impacted cerumen can cause problems ranging from general discomfort to loss of hearing function. In the second of two articles, Kat Millward examines the best methods for softening and removing cerumen from the ear without causing any damage Our ears are essential for both hearing and balance. Up to 4% of the population will have difficulties with their ears relating to impacted cerumen and many of them will present in primary care with ear discomfort or hearing difficulties. In the second of two articles, we review the evidence and recommended best practice for managing impacted cerumen, including ear drops, irrigation, microsuction and instrumentation.

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Ear care: an update for nurses (part 2)

Millward

2017

Practice Nursing

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Ear drops for the removal of ear wax

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Warner

et al. 2018

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

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Although a number of studies aimed to evaluate whether or not one type of cerumenolytic is more effective than another, there is no high-quality evidence to allow a firm conclusion to be drawn and the answer remains uncertain.A single study suggests that applying ear drops for five days may result in a greater likelihood of complete wax clearance than no treatment at all. However, we cannot conclude whether one type of active treatment is more effective than another and there was no evidence of a difference in efficacy between oil-based and water-based active treatments.There is no evidence to show that using saline or water alone is better or worse than commercially produced cerumenolytics. Equally, there is also no evidence to show that using saline or water alone is better than no treatment.

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Ear drops for the removal of ear wax

Cited by 2 publications

References 9 publications

Ear care: an update for nurses (part 2)

Ear care: an update for nurses (part 2)

Ear drops for the removal of ear wax

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