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2. Earplug - Wikipedia

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   To protect the ears during exposure, the individual can use a head cap, ear plugs, or custom-fitted swim molds. [ 33 ] A 2003 study published in Clinical Otolaryngology found that a cotton ball saturated with petroleum jelly was more effective at keeping water out of the ear, was easier to use, and was more comfortable than wax plugs, foam ...

3. Otitis externa - Wikipedia

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   Risk factors for acute cases include swimming, minor trauma from cleaning, using hearing aids and ear plugs, and other skin problems, such as psoriasis and dermatitis. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] People with diabetes are at risk of a severe form of malignant otitis externa . [ 2 ]

4. Earwax - Wikipedia

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   Earwax helps protect the ear by trapping dust and other foreign particles that could filter through and damage the eardrum. [5] Normally, earwax moves toward the opening of the ear and falls out or is washed away, but sometimes excessive earwax can gather and become hard to remove. This is referred to as excessive earwax or impacted cerumen. [21]

5. Single-use medical devices - Wikipedia

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   It is not reusable, therefore has a short lifespan, and is limited to one patient. [2] There are countless types of single use medical devices, ranging from external, such as plastic gumboots, gloves and bandages merely used to assist a patient to more complex and internal devices, consisting of sharp blades, needles and tubes.

6. Plug (jewellery) - Wikipedia

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   These plugs give the aesthetic of double-flared plugs without requiring that the wearer's fistulas be large enough to accommodate flares. A straight plug (or no-flare plug) is a typical-looking cylinder, without flares, and is kept in place by sliding o-rings against both ends of the plug.

7. Water polo cap - Wikipedia

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   A water polo cap is a piece of headgear used in water polo and a number of underwater sports.The caps are used to identify both the player and their team, and to protect their ears from injury possibly caused by a water polo ball hitting the head.