Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Pearls: Can You Hear Me Now?

Liquid docusate is an effective agent to soften ear cerumen when treated impacted cerumen in the office.  Docusate applied to the ear canal 15 minutes before irrigation can ease or reduce the need for irrigation.  This seems to be more effective than Cerumenex or warm olive oil which are the next most effective treatments.
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2 comments:

  1. dr. thorndykeOctober 21, 2010 at 4:41 AM

    its hard to get nurses to buy into this. However, they have success when they do.

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  2. ruraldocOctober 24, 2010 at 6:14 PM

    Thanks for the feedback.

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