(n.) The yellow, waxlike secretion from the glands of the external ear; the earwax.
Example Sentences:
(1) The effects of a variety of ceruminolytics were tested in vitro on standard spheres of normal human cerumen.
(2) Lack of cerumen (70%) chronic otitis (30%) previous antibiotic therapy and eczema (25%) were the most outstanding predispondent factors.
(3) 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.
(4) As polyunsaturated fatty acids have better antibacterial properties than saturated fatty acids, the cerumen of seven patients with recurrent otitis externa and seven unaffected subjects was analysed to determine their ratio.
(5) An analysis of variance for repeated measures on hearing was computed to test for the effect of removing cerumen from individuals who had neither, one or both ears occluded.
(6) Chinese and Japanese women with dry-type cerumen had a lower percentage of successful aspirations than those with wet type, which suggested that genetic factors may be associated with breast fluid secretion in nonlactating women.
(7) We present data on cerumen types in 23 populations of the USSR also.
(8) A strong association of proliferative epithelial cells and cerumen phenotype was found in parous U.S.-born women (wet = 47.6% vs. dry = 16.0%; p = 0.002).
(9) Excessive cerumen accumulation usually results from misguided attempts to remove wax and may go unnoticed until a hearing loss occurs.
(10) Approximately 3800 cerumen samples collected from 35- to 54-year-old healthy adults in the general populations of 35 counties were analyzed for HCH and DDT.
(11) Cerumen impaction and removal is a very common otologic problem.
(12) Rather results suggest that nurses can make a more accurate diagnosis merely by knowing the patient's age, self-rating of hearing, and checking ear canals for impacted cerumen.
(13) Routine otoscopic examinations should be performed on the former group to ameliorate loss of hearing due to impacted cerumen.
(14) Jet irrigation is an accepted method for removal of cerumen from the external auditory canal.
(15) It is suggested that the increase of dry or unclassifiable cerumen in white women represents a change in the expressivity of alleles that determine cerumen type occurring with advancing age in women who are heterozygous for the trait.
(16) We recommend vision testing for refractive error; inspection of the skin surface for fungal infection and skin cancer, drug eruptions, and xerosis; a history for symptoms of xerosis; audiometric testing for presbycusis; surveys for hearing loss; otoscopic inspection for cerumen impaction; dental examination for caries; measurement of blood pressure for hypertension; and breast examination and mammography for cancer.
(17) A higher proportion of U.S.-born Asian women with wet cerumen than women with dry cerumen had proliferative epithelial cells in NAF: 39.3% vs. 20.0% (p = 0.08).
(18) Improved hearing scores were obtained in 75.0% of the ears after the impacted cerumen was removed, with subjects hearing from one to three more tones per ear on the second hearing test.
(19) Three hundred forty five adult arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus) from all counties in Iceland were examined for excess cerumen and ear canker mites (Otodectes cynotis).
(20) We have clearly demonstrated that a cerumen plug consists of keratin arising from the migratory epithelium of the deep external auditory canal and epithelium of the superficial external auditory canal.
Earwax
Definition:
(n.) See Cerumen.
Example Sentences:
(1) Earwax is a mixture of desquamated keratinocytes and hair combined with the secretions of both the ceruminous and the sebaceous glands of the external ear canal.
(2) This study analyzed earwax using the combination analytical technique of gas chromatography and mass spectrometry.
(3) The major organic components of earwax identified were long chain fatty acids, both saturated and unsaturated, alcohols, squalene and cholesterol.
(4) The relationship of cerumen (earwax) phenotype and age was examined in 2,618 women.
(5) The presence of foreign substances within earwax was identified as a complicating factor in the analysis of earwax.
(6) This study demonstrated that it is not currently possible to quantify statistically the substances which constitute earwax with accuracy.
(7) Indeed, there are two unpleasant facts outraged Australian progressives must face: Christine Milne is not going to be the next prime minister Justin Timberlake will never call As so, bar an unforeseen health emergency – earwax poisoning , perhaps, or a Speedo-caused rash – the leader of the next Australian federal government is going to be either Rudd or Abbott.