dc.contributor.author | Wilson, Stephen A. | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Scoville, Caryn | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2002 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | Docusate sodium given 15 minutes before irrigation is most effective for facilitating cerumen removal during a single office visit. (Grade of recommendation: B, based on head-to-head trials that lacked irrigationonly arms.) Treatment with 5% urea hydrogen peroxide in glycerol is most effective for facilitating cerumen removal between office visits, reducing the amount of irrigation needed. (Grade of recommendation: B-, based on lack of rigorous randomization, lack of definition of cerumen impaction, and only one placebo-controlled trial.) No trials recommending one strategy over another exist. | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/2881 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcollection | Clinical Inquiries, 2002 (MU) | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of family practice, 51, no. 02 (February 2002): 117. | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | eng |
dc.subject | olive oil | eng |
dc.subject | cerumen removal | eng |
dc.subject | manual disimpaction | eng |
dc.subject | docusate sodium | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Earwax | eng |
dc.title | What is the best treatment for impacted cerumen? | eng |
dc.type | Article | eng |