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Endoscope ear pick: An emerging but neglected medical device

Earwax (cerumen), a normal bodily secretion, can become a problem when it obstructs the ear canal. Earwax removal is a difficult task for specialists because of the ear's unique location and the ear canal's intricate structure. Using ear scoops or cotton swabs to dig out ear wax in daily l...

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Autores principales: Huang, Wendi, Li, Ying, Huang, Juan, Luo, Yong, Huang, Nanqu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9705332/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36457570
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2022.977554
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Huang, Juan
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description Earwax (cerumen), a normal bodily secretion, can become a problem when it obstructs the ear canal. Earwax removal is a difficult task for specialists because of the ear's unique location and the ear canal's intricate structure. Using ear scoops or cotton swabs to dig out ear wax in daily life is like “a blind man walking on a cliff.” Improper operation may damage the ear canal or the eardrum. Thus, we need a pair of visible “eyes,” otoscopes, to help us see earwax intuitively. As opposed to traditional otoscopes, which only serve as a visual aid, the endoscopic ear pick allows us to not only view the ear canal but also remove wax or other obstructions from the ear. In this review, we discussed endoscope ear pick pros and cons and discussed their future role.
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spelling pubmed-97053322022-11-30 Endoscope ear pick: An emerging but neglected medical device Huang, Wendi Li, Ying Huang, Juan Luo, Yong Huang, Nanqu Front Med (Lausanne) Medicine Earwax (cerumen), a normal bodily secretion, can become a problem when it obstructs the ear canal. Earwax removal is a difficult task for specialists because of the ear's unique location and the ear canal's intricate structure. Using ear scoops or cotton swabs to dig out ear wax in daily life is like “a blind man walking on a cliff.” Improper operation may damage the ear canal or the eardrum. Thus, we need a pair of visible “eyes,” otoscopes, to help us see earwax intuitively. As opposed to traditional otoscopes, which only serve as a visual aid, the endoscopic ear pick allows us to not only view the ear canal but also remove wax or other obstructions from the ear. In this review, we discussed endoscope ear pick pros and cons and discussed their future role. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-15 /pmc/articles/PMC9705332/ /pubmed/36457570 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2022.977554 Text en Copyright © 2022 Huang, Li, Huang, Luo and Huang. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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title Endoscope ear pick: An emerging but neglected medical device
title_full Endoscope ear pick: An emerging but neglected medical device
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title_short Endoscope ear pick: An emerging but neglected medical device
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9705332/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36457570
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2022.977554
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