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Can cerumen impaction be cured?
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Fixable non-disease: Cerumen is product of the outer half of the ear canal & will shed spontaneously in most.For those with a clean ear fetish for self or kids, the process of cramming a qtip in an ear canal can cause this in some who don't have the problem naturally, pusning wax further in & complicating removal. Wax softening drops, waterpick wash out&removal with tools are all possible temporary solutions.
Answered 4/30/2016
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