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Nothing Smaller Than Your Elbow?

July 26, 2016 By Dr. Carol 11 Comments

MISCHELLE via Flickr

MISCHELLE via Flickr

Almost from the start of my medical career, I noticed that a fairly regular number of patients complained of ear pressure, pain, or decreased hearing.

Predictably, most of these symptoms were due to a build-up of wax in the ear canal, which over time was pushed into a brick like wall by Q-tips, fingers, and other foreign objects.

The thing I didn’t expect was that most of these patients were non-Asians. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Body Health, C, E, Enjoy Health, H Tagged With: cerumen impaction, ear lavage, ear pain, ear wax, ear wax removal, hearing loss

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