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  2. Earwax - Wikipedia

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    Earwax, also known by the medical term cerumen, is a waxy substance secreted in the ear canal of humans and other mammals. Earwax can be many colors, including brown, orange, red, yellowish, and gray.

  3. Ear - Wikipedia

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    In humans, the ear is described as having three parts: the outer ear, the middle ear and the inner ear. The outer ear consists of the auricle and the ear canal . Since the outer ear is the only visible portion of the ear, the word "ear" often refers to the external part (auricle) alone. [ 1 ]

  4. Cerumenolytic - Wikipedia

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    Cerumenolytics are used to soften and break up ear wax. Using a cerumenolytic can reduce the need for flushing the ear with irrigants for wax removal. Additionally, cerumenolytics can also facilitate the manual removal of ear wax. [1] Overall, all cerumenolytics are considered to be equivalent in efficacy. [2]

  5. Ear pick - Wikipedia

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    A bamboo ear pick with a down puff A metal ear pick. Ear picks, also called ear scoops, or ear spoons, or earpicks, are a type of curette used to clean the ear canal of earwax (cerumen). They are preferred and are commonly used in East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia because Asians tend to develop dry ear wax. [1] [2]

  6. I’m an ear doctor — this is how to safely remove ... - AOL

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    Untreated wax buildup can cause an earache, pressure in the ear, an ear infection, dizziness, or hearing loss. “Here’s my last tip,” Farmer concluded her 2-minute clip.

  7. Ceruminous gland - Wikipedia

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    Cerumen keeps the eardrum pliable, lubricates and cleans the external auditory canal, waterproofs the canal, kills bacteria, and serves as a barrier to trap foreign particles (dust, fungal spores, etc.) by coating the guard hairs of the ear, making them sticky. [1] These glands are capable of developing both benign and malignant tumors.

  8. List of instruments used in otorhinolaryngology, head and ...

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    Aural/Ear syringe: used to flush out anything like ear wax or foreign bodies from the external ear Toynbee's auscultation tube: Otoscope/Auriscope: to examine the external auditory canal and ear drum; used during aural toileting, removal of wax, myringotomy, stapedectomy and to dilate the stenosis of canal Mouth gag - •Doyen's mouth gag

  9. Ear wax - Wikipedia

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    Pages for logged out editors learn more. Contributions; Talk; Ear wax