Impacted Cerumen: Hair Oily Ear

First I just want to state that I was drawn to this topic because my dog has a really bad ear infection right now and he is on antibiotics. I, also used to suffer from really bad infections caused by cleaning my ears out too much. I used to be really anal about having anything in my ear and I wanted my ears to be perfectly clean. I remember my mom used to tell me that you should have a little bit of wax because it's healthy and it wasn't until having five or six really bad ear infections that I stopped using Q-tips and putting anything into my ear to dig out wax. I say all that to say this, in the article Here's how earwax might clean ears it says that the earwax protects the ear canal from the buildup of debris and dust and that when that debris and dust get stuck in the earwax what will happen is the natural movements of your jaw for example when eating will trigger that earwax that has been mixed with the debris and particles to crumble out of your ear naturally, cleaning your ear and taking all of the debris and dust with it.

Basically how sound travels through the ear is a process of many steps. The sound waves are gathered by the pinna and then funneled into the meatus. Those waves then begin to vibrate the tympanic membrane which in turn hits against the malleus. The ossicle bones then vibrate like a chain reaction. The footplate will hit the oval window which triggers the fluid in the cochlea to move. The movement sways across the different hair cells creating impulses that are sent to the brain through the eighth cranial nerve.

The patient stated suffering several ear infections during her childhood. As a result, she states she has developed occasional ringing in her ears, but she reports that it does not distract her hearing.

It contains infection fighting properties that offers protection against infections of the ear, urinary and respiratory tracts.

The hearing tests with the tuning fork demonstrated a form of conductive hearing loss. Conductive hearing loss is seen in people with cerumen impaction, middle ear effusions, cholesteatomas and otoslcerosis. However, inspection of the external ear canal and middle ear revealed cleared tympanic membranes. Upon a further audiometric work, up, a carhart notch was noted which is consistent with otoslcerosis.

This book is a collection of copious case studies of ear keloids in many patients whom I have personally treated in my medical practice. The heart of this book is to review the natural history of ear keloids, how they evolve over time, and how they respond to different treatments.

“Corbin has had a couple of minor colds since the surgery and fluid has drained out of his ears…just the way it’s supposed to and for the first time in as long as we can remember, a cold did not turn into a horrible ear infection,” explains

Surfer's ear occurs because surfers experience both cold wind and water exposure while they're out on the waves. The bone surrounding the ear

Scarring and thickening of the ear drum. This is rare unless the procedure is repeated several times.

common among swimmers. It is the result of contaminated water entering the outer ear where

• Irrigation. Irrigation is using water to flush the foreign body out of your ear. This is only used if the foreign body is not likely to swell or enlarge when put in water.

• Use techniques to help move air into your ear (“pop” your ear) as recommended by your health care provider. These may include:

Hold the bottle of ear drops in your hand for a few minutes to warm it up. This helps prevent nausea and discomfort.

CCA-Otic Gel is a bioadhesive, thermoreversible poloxamer gel. Various medications can be incorporated into the gel to provide therapeutic effects. At cold temperatures, it remains a liquid, however, at room temperature, it converts into a gel. When CCA-Otic Gel is administered in the liquid form, it transforms to a gel which contours and adheres to the ear canal. Consequently, the length of time the medication is in contact with the affected areas is prolonged.

only by the patient. Because the inner ear has no pain fibers, damage is not