Objective This update of the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck
Surgery Foundation cerumen impaction clinical practice guideline provides evidence‐based …

The incidence of hearing impairment (HI) is higher in low-and middle-income countries
when compared to high-income countries. There is therefore a necessity to estimate the …

Objective This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations on managing cerumen
impaction, defined as an accumulation of cerumen that causes symptoms, prevents …

We conducted a cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence of hearing loss among
1,500 Nigerian schoolchildren aged 9 to 15 years who had chronic suppurative otitis media …

Background: Cerumen impaction is a worldwide problem. It constitutes a significant
proportion of health problems in many settings and its prevalence varies. Very few studies …

Background Acute otitis media (AOM) and otitis media with effusion (OME) occur primarily in
children, whereas acute otitis externa (AOE) occurs with similar frequency in children and …

Background: Impacted wax has been classified as an ear disease. It can cause pain, itching,
tinnitus hearing loss or otitis externa. The prevalence of cerumen impaction varies. The aim …

Wax removal compromises the integrity of the ear's defenses. It is a leading cause of otitis
externa, Otomycosis and impaired hearing. Aims of the study are to assess the knowledge …

Dizziness is not an uncommon complaint in the Otolaryngological clinics among other
symptoms. To a large number of practitioners, the treatment of dizziness remains the same …

Mild or worse hearing loss, defined as pure tone average> 25 decibel, is seen commonly
with preventable etiologies. SETTINGS: A tertiary care, urban referral hospital. METHODS …