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Update on cerumen and ceruminolytics.
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The term cerumen is generally considered to be synonymous with earwax, but technically it is not. Cerumen refers only to the secretory product of the ceruminous glands in the external auditory canal, and it is just one component of earwax. Other components include large sheets of desquamated keratin squames (the dead, flattened cells on the outer layer of the skin), sweat, sebum, and various foreign substances. These foreign substances can include any exogenous matter that is capable of entering the external ear canal--for example, hair spray, shampoo, shaving cream, bath ...
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Swimmer's Ear (Otitis External).
Newspaper article from: Pediatrics for Parents
; ...this condition are outer ear infection, ear canal infection, or, the proper medical term...that are proper), otitis externa. The ear canal is the tunnel in the middle of our ear...dead skin lining. It is formed in the ear canal and slowly makes its way to the outer...
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Swimmer's ear.
Newspaper article from: Pediatrics for Parents
; ...otitis externa is an infection of the ear canal. Although this condition can occur throughout...increased perspiration, and... swimming. The ear canal is the narrow tube-like structure leading...waves toward the eardrum. To do this, the ear canal must remain open and infection-free...
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Swimmer's Ear.
Newspaper article from: Pediatrics for Parents
; ...otitis externa is an infection of the ear canal. Although this condition can occur throughout...increased perspiration, and ... swimming. The ear canal is the narrow tube-like structure leading...waves toward the eardrum. To do this, the ear canal must remain open and ...
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Ear infections, part 1. (What Parents Want To Know About...)
Newspaper article from: Pediatrics for Parents
; ...Ear The outer ear contains the external ear canal. It begins in the opening in the earlobe...conducts sounds to the ear drum. The ear canal contains ear wax or cerumen (affectionately...Cerumen helps keep the skin in the ear canal lubricated and its bitterness repels...
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What is swimmer's ear?
Newspaper article from: Pediatrics for Parents
; ...of her ears. Sometimes it gets trapped in the ear canal. After swimming (or showering), the trapped...naturally. However, if water remains in the ear canal, the skin lining the ear canal becomes soggy. This trapped water can erode...
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Ear cleaning and infections.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Pediatrics for Parents
; ...externa, inflammation or infection of the ear canal, is commonly called swimmer's ear. That's because excessive moisture in the ear canal softens it, making the skin more vulnerable...cleanliness scratch the thin lining of the ear canal, making it more vulnerable to infections...
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Exostoses of the external auditory canal.
Magazine article from: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
; ...that almost completely obstructs the ear canal. The surgical approach is similar to...is made in the normal portion of the ear canal. The canal skin and periosteum are elevated...entire exostosis has been removed and the ear canal has a normal contour. Care must be taken...
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Where does earwax come from and why is it there? (includes ear-cleaning tips)(Ask Doctor Cory)
Magazine article from: U.S. Kids
; Dear Anthony: Earwax is made in your ear canal. The ear canal is the hole that starts at the opening of your ear and ends at the eardrum inside your head. Tiny glands in the ear canal produce cerumen (se-ROO-muhn). Cerumen is the medical...
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Ask doctor Cory.
Magazine article from: U.S. Kids
; ...It also protects the lining of the ear canal. Everyone has earwax. Some people...little earwax in the opening of the ear canal. It moves outward during chewing and during the normal growth of the ear canal lining. It usually rolls out on its...
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Chondroma in the bony external ear canal. (Otoscopic Clinic).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
; ...a chondroma in the left bony external ear canal. The white mass at the medial portion...anterior wall of the left bony external ear canal was found incidentally in a 37-year-old...cases of chondroma of the bony external ear canal have been documented in the literature...
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