%0 Journal Article
%T Significance of Ear Wax Impaction in School Children
%A Fuad Brkic
%J Acta Medica Saliniana
%D 2010
%I University Clinical Center Tuzla
%R 10.5457/ams.1.10
%X Background: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of school children with impacted ear wax. Patients and methods: The subjects included representative sample of 1344 seven to ten years old school children attending I-IV grade of primary school in community Kalesija, Bosnia and Herzuegowina. Methods were parental interview and otoscopy. Results: Three hundred and twenty eight children (24.4%) had ear wax impaction. There were not significant differencies in prevalence of ear wax impaction in boys and girls. Use of cotton-tipped swabs did not caused production of more ear wax. Conclusion: Routine correct removal of ear wax is recommended because watchfull waiting is possible erroneus and potentially dangerous.
%K Ear wax (cerumen) impaction
%K children
%K cotton-tipped swabs.
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