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Earwax - Management
When should earwax be removed?
- If earwax is totally occluding the ear canal and any of the following are present:
- Hearing loss
- Earache
- Tinnitus
- Vertigo
- Cough suspected to be due to earwax
- If the tympanic membrane is obscured by wax but must be viewed to establish a diagnosis.
- If the person wears a hearing aid, wax is present and an impression needs to be taken of the ear canal for a mould, or if wax is causing the hearing aid to whistle.
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