Ear drops for the removal of ear wax.

Journal article

BACKGROUND: Problems attributed to the accumulation of wax (cerumen) are one of the most common reasons for people to present to their general practitioners with ear trouble (Sharp 1990). Treatment for this condition often involves use of a wax softening agent (cerumenolytic) in order to disperse the cerumen and reduce the need for syringing, or to facilitate syringing should it prove necessary, but there is no consensus on the effectiveness of the wide variety of cerumenolytics in use. OBJE...

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Authors: Burton, M; Dorée, C

• Journal: Cochrane database of systematic reviews
• Issue: 3
• Pages: CD004400
• Publication date: 2003-01-01
• DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd004400
• EISSN: 1469-493X
• Language: English
• Keywords: Salicylates; Chlorobutanol; Ethanolamines; Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid; Plant Oils; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Drug Combinations; Peroxides; Glycerol; Glycols; Peptides; Humans; Urea; Cerumen; Sodium Bicarbonate