Tag: treating-earwax
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Why you shouldn’t treat earwax without seeing a doctor
“Patients may try to blindly instrument their ears with cotton ear buds, bobby pins, or other tools,” said Dr. Seth Schwartz, chair of a committee that drafted new guidelines for diagnosing and treating earwax for the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. “Scratching of the ear canal skin can lead to pain…
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Why you shouldn’t treat earwax without seeing a doctor
“Patients may try to blindly instrument their ears with cotton ear buds, bobby pins, or other tools,” said Dr. Seth Schwartz, chair of a committee that drafted new guidelines for diagnosing and treating earwax for the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. “Scratching of the ear canal skin can lead to pain…