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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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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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author | Huang, Wendi Li, Ying Huang, Juan Luo, Yong Huang, Nanqu |
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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. |
spellingShingle | Medicine Huang, Wendi Li, Ying Huang, Juan Luo, Yong Huang, Nanqu Endoscope ear pick: An emerging but neglected medical device |
title | Endoscope ear pick: An emerging but neglected medical device |
title_full | Endoscope ear pick: An emerging but neglected medical device |
title_fullStr | Endoscope ear pick: An emerging but neglected medical device |
title_full_unstemmed | Endoscope ear pick: An emerging but neglected medical device |
title_short | Endoscope ear pick: An emerging but neglected medical device |
title_sort | endoscope ear pick: an emerging but neglected medical device |
topic | Medicine |
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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