An evaluation of common cerumenolytic agents: an in‐vitro study
作者:
M. J. BELLINI,
R. M. TERRY,
F. A. LEWIS,
期刊:
Clinical Otolaryngology&Allied Sciences
(WILEY Available online 1989)
卷期:
Volume 14,
issue 1
页码: 23-25
ISSN:0307-7772
年代: 1989
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2273.1989.tb00332.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
关键词: cerumen cerumenolytics diocytl sodium sulphosccinate water
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
Four non‐prescription cerumenolytic agents were acquired over the counter of a high‐street chemist and evaluated along with Sodium Bicarbonate ear drops BP, olive oil, distilled water, and acetone in an in‐vitro study. Sodium Bicarbonate ear‐drops BP are used by the nurses in the department and are recommended in the British National Formulary as the most effective solution to soften cerumen prior to syringing.1Acetone was included as an effective organic solvent. The test was performed in a water bath, controlled to match the temperature of the external auditory meatus. Disintegration of the cerumen was noted over a two‐hour period. Substantial disintegration occurred with three products: Waxsol, Stores Own Brand, and distil
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