Relax about wax

[jstuart1]

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Gee I hope I am not the instigater of the great ear wax debate! My son's
ears do not drain well so even as a teenager we would have to make the
periodic trips to the doctor. My dad swore by ear syringes when I was a
kid. Neither are pleasant in the least. I do use qtips but only
immediately after a shower when the wax is softened by the heat and the
little bit of water that naturally gets in your ears.

Judy

Diane Hofstetter wrote:

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> List,Being somewhat alarmed by the general lack of information we have
> about our most important tool, our hearing, I recently finished a
> course from CAOHC (Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing
> Conservation) and became a certified occupational hearing
> conservationist.
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>  In our course we were taught "Considered undesirable by many, cerumen
> (earwax) has several important functions.
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> a. Skin moisturizer- The temperature inside the canal is nearly as
> warm as the interior of the body. Under these conditions, the skin
> without the protective cerumen would become dry.  This is the
> principle reason that aggressive and constant removal of the cerumen
> often leads to itching in the canals.
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> b. Antiseptic- Cerumen is mildly antiseptic which serves to discourage
> growths in the otherwise warm, friendly environment of the canal.
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> c. Cleansing-Debris is removed as cerumen makes its way out of the
> canal.
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> Earplugs do not cause earwax but they may  exacerbate wax build up to
> the extent that periodic removal becomes necessary...............
> (Like Tom Armstrong suggested, our teacher recommended Hydrogen
> Peroxide, although he didn't say anything about shaking the head
> vigorously).
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> While earwax is often cited by patients as the source of hearing
> problems it almost never is an actual cause of substantial loss."
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> David Love said it excellently:
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> >I would be very hesitant to recommend this procedure to anyone. I
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> >check with an ENT person but cleaning the ears in this manner is
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> >totally unnecessary. Ears are self-cleaning. The wax exists to
> protect the
> >inner ear from the accumulation of dirt and moves naturally to the
> outer
> >part of the ear canal. The danger of cleaning with q-tips and such
> inside
> >the ear canal is that it tends to push the wax back in and pack it
> down
> >where it can impair hearing and become difficult to remove.
> > Diane Hofstetter
> 245-M Mount Hermon Rd.#343
> Scotts Valley, CA 95066
> ph 831-438-6222
> fax 831-430-9741
> dianepianotuner@hotmail.com
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