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Ear Wax Blockage Learning Center
Treatments could include:
- Irrigation of Ear
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Curettage of External Ear
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Ear Wax Removal
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Most cases of ear wax blockage can be treated at home. The following can be ued to soften the wax in the ear:
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Irrigation is the most common method of removing impacted cerumen. It involves washing out the ear canal with water from a commercial irrigator or a syringe with a catheter attached. Although some doctors use Water Piks to remove cerumen, most do ...
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Irrigation is the most common method of removing impacted cerumen. It involves washing out the ear canal with water from a commercial irrigator or a syringe with a catheter attached. Although some doctors use Water Piks to remove cerumen, most do ...
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Ear irrigation is the process of flushing the external ear canal with sterile water or sterile saline. It is used to treat patients who complain of foreign body or cerumen (ear wax) impaction.
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Cerumen impaction is a condition in which earwax has become tightly packed in the external ear canal to the point that the canal is blocked.
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Cerumen impaction refers to the buildup of layers of earwax within the ear canal to the point of blocking the canal and putting pressure on the eardrum. Ironically, cerumen impaction is often caused by misguided attempts to remove earwax.
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