Symptoms of cerumen embolism in external auditory canal

Update Date: 2021-07-22 Source: Network

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External auditory canal cartilage skin with cerumen gland, secretion of light yellow viscous liquid, known as cerumen. Some cerumen is like mucus, commonly known as "oil ear". Under normal circumstances, cerumen can be excreted in the form of thin slices by chewing, mouth opening and other mandibular movements. If cerumen gradually condenses into a mass and blocks the external auditory canal, cerumen embolism is called cerumen embolism

Symptoms of cerumen embolism in external auditory canal

Can appear hearing loss, tinnitus, earache, and even vertigo, cerumen swelling after water, completely blocking the external auditory canal, so that hearing loss, can also stimulate the external auditory canal caused by otitis externa, if the compression and stimulation of the tympanic membrane, can cause tinnitus, occasionally caused by the compression of the middle ear vertigo.

Patients with cerumen embolism usually have blocked ear canal and more earwax. There are many ways to relieve cerumen embolism. The most common one is drug treatment. Cerumen hook can be used to remove cerumen mass. Some large cerumen can be treated with phenol glycerin.

Commonly used drugs for treating the wax and the metal embolism are Miconazole Nitrate Cream and Triamcinolone Acetonide Acetate And Chloramphenicol Solution. The patient should try to prevent chicken liver and some irritating food as much as possible, especially in Baijiu and beer.

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External auditory canal irrigation method: patients or assistants hold the bending plate under the earlobe, straighten the external auditory canal, blunt the thick needle with a 20-50 ml syringe, or use a special external auditory canal irrigator to absorb the warm irrigating fluid, put the irrigator head into the external auditory canal close to the posterior upper wall, and gradually gently press the water to flush to the posterior upper wall of the external auditory canal, the irrigating fluid enters the deep part and flushes the cerumen out by the reflux force. After washing, wipe the external auditory canal with a dry cotton swab.