- Earwax, also
known by the
medical term
cerumen, is a waxy
substance secreted in the ear
canal of
humans and
other mammals.
Earwax can be many colors,...
-
hairs and
specialized sweat glands,
called apocrine glands,
which produce cerumen (ear wax). The bony part
forms the
inner two thirds. The bony part is much...
- and water.
Attempts to
remove cerumen with
cotton swabs may
result in
cerumen impaction, a
buildup or
blockage of
cerumen in the ear canal,
which can cause...
- is variable, most
commonly gray, white, or black,
often intermixed with
cerumen and
clinging to the
canal skin. Gray
concretions may be present. Most fungal...
- A
cerumenolytic is an ear wax (
cerumen)
softening agent.
Common cerumenolytics such as
hydrogen peroxide and
hydrogen peroxide - urea (also
called carbamide...
-
encoded by gene ABCC11. The gene is
responsible for
determination of
human cerumen type (wet or dry ear wax) and
presence of
underarm osmidrosis (odor ****ociated...
-
auditory canal. Here they
produce cerumen, or earwax, by
mixing their secretion with
sebum and dead
epidermal cells.
Cerumen keeps the
eardrum pliable, lubricates...
- earpicks, are a type of
curette used to
clean the ear
canal of
earwax (
cerumen). They are
preferred and are
commonly used in East Asia,
South Asia and...
- (e.g. from
swimming or a warm climate) and
disruption of the
protective cerumen barrier,
which can
result from
aggressive ear
cleaning or
placing objects...
- Otic Drops, ear
drops combined with
benzocaine to
relieve pain and
remove cerumen Propyphenazone Jennings,
Oscar (11 Jan 1890). "Antipyrin and the Prevailing...
