Munro, KJ;
Giles, TC;
Smith-Howell, C;
Nazareth, I;
(2023)
Ear wax management in primary care: what the busy GP needs to know.
The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
, 73
(727)
pp. 90-92.
10.3399/bjgp23X732009.
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Abstract
Cerumen (or earwax), a self-cleaning agent, protects the outer ear. Sometimes this does not work and wax gets impacted, blocking the ear canal. This is a major reason for primary care consultation. Hearing difficulty due to untreated wax impaction can lead to social isolation and depression.1 Yet there is little quality evidence to guide practice for such a common condition. Further, people find it difficult to access NHS earwax services. This article provides new data on symptoms and severity, and reviews management options and patient preferences.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Ear wax management in primary care: what the busy GP needs to know |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3399/bjgp23X732009 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp23X732009 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This article is Open Access: CC BY 4.0 licence (http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | Humans, Cerumen, Primary Health Care |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Primary Care and Population Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10164454 |
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