U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination

Excessive cerumen

MedGen UID:
881607
•Concept ID:
C1382811
•
Finding
HPO: HP:0030789

Definition

An increased quantity of earwax. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVExcessive cerumen

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical Practice Guideline (Update): Earwax (Cerumen Impaction).
Schwartz SR, Magit AE, Rosenfeld RM, Ballachanda BB, Hackell JM, Krouse HJ, Lawlor CM, Lin K, Parham K, Stutz DR, Walsh S, Woodson EA, Yanagisawa K, Cunningham ER Jr
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017 Jan;156(1_suppl):S1-S29. doi: 10.1177/0194599816671491. PMID: 28045591
Clinical practice guideline: cerumen impaction.
Roland PS, Smith TL, Schwartz SR, Rosenfeld RM, Ballachanda B, Earll JM, Fayad J, Harlor AD Jr, Hirsch BE, Jones SS, Krouse HJ, Magit A, Nelson C, Stutz DR, Wetmore S
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2008 Sep;139(3 Suppl 2):S1-S21. doi: 10.1016/j.otohns.2008.06.026. PMID: 18707628

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Clinical Practice Guideline (Update): Earwax (Cerumen Impaction).
Schwartz SR, Magit AE, Rosenfeld RM, Ballachanda BB, Hackell JM, Krouse HJ, Lawlor CM, Lin K, Parham K, Stutz DR, Walsh S, Woodson EA, Yanagisawa K, Cunningham ER Jr
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017 Jan;156(1_suppl):S1-S29. doi: 10.1177/0194599816671491. PMID: 28045591
Incidence of excessive/impacted cerumen in individuals with mental retardation: a longitudinal investigation.
Crandell CC, Roeser RJ
Am J Ment Retard 1993 Mar;97(5):568-74. PMID: 8461127

Diagnosis

Otoscopy and tympanometry outcomes from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).
McManus B, Harbarger C, Grillis A, Prewitt MG, Baiduc R, Block D, Paul O, Spankovich C
Am J Otolaryngol 2022 Mar-Apr;43(2):103332. Epub 2021 Dec 14 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.103332. PMID: 34953248
Clinical Practice Guideline (Update): Earwax (Cerumen Impaction).
Schwartz SR, Magit AE, Rosenfeld RM, Ballachanda BB, Hackell JM, Krouse HJ, Lawlor CM, Lin K, Parham K, Stutz DR, Walsh S, Woodson EA, Yanagisawa K, Cunningham ER Jr
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017 Jan;156(1_suppl):S1-S29. doi: 10.1177/0194599816671491. PMID: 28045591
Clinical practice guideline: cerumen impaction.
Roland PS, Smith TL, Schwartz SR, Rosenfeld RM, Ballachanda B, Earll JM, Fayad J, Harlor AD Jr, Hirsch BE, Jones SS, Krouse HJ, Magit A, Nelson C, Stutz DR, Wetmore S
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2008 Sep;139(3 Suppl 2):S1-S21. doi: 10.1016/j.otohns.2008.06.026. PMID: 18707628
Incidence of excessive/impacted cerumen in individuals with mental retardation: a longitudinal investigation.
Crandell CC, Roeser RJ
Am J Ment Retard 1993 Mar;97(5):568-74. PMID: 8461127
Audiologic evaluation of deaf children.
Erber NP, Alencewicz CM
J Speech Hear Disord 1976 May;41(2):256-67. doi: 10.1044/jshd.4102.256. PMID: 942611

Therapy

Clinical Practice Guideline (Update): Earwax (Cerumen Impaction).
Schwartz SR, Magit AE, Rosenfeld RM, Ballachanda BB, Hackell JM, Krouse HJ, Lawlor CM, Lin K, Parham K, Stutz DR, Walsh S, Woodson EA, Yanagisawa K, Cunningham ER Jr
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017 Jan;156(1_suppl):S1-S29. doi: 10.1177/0194599816671491. PMID: 28045591
Excessive cerumen production due to the aromatic retinoid Tigason in a patient with Darier's disease.
Kramer M
Acta Derm Venereol 1982;62(3):267-8. PMID: 6179378

Prognosis

Prevalence of Auditory Problems in Children With Feeding and Swallowing Disorders.
Rawool VW
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2017 May 24;60(5):1436-1447. doi: 10.1044/2016_JSLHR-H-16-0217. PMID: 28492927

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical practice guideline: cerumen impaction.
Roland PS, Smith TL, Schwartz SR, Rosenfeld RM, Ballachanda B, Earll JM, Fayad J, Harlor AD Jr, Hirsch BE, Jones SS, Krouse HJ, Magit A, Nelson C, Stutz DR, Wetmore S
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2008 Sep;139(3 Suppl 2):S1-S21. doi: 10.1016/j.otohns.2008.06.026. PMID: 18707628
Audiologic evaluation of deaf children.
Erber NP, Alencewicz CM
J Speech Hear Disord 1976 May;41(2):256-67. doi: 10.1044/jshd.4102.256. PMID: 942611

Supplemental Content

Table of contents

    Clinical resources

    Practice guidelines

    • PubMed
      See practice and clinical guidelines in PubMed. The search results may include broader topics and may not capture all published guidelines. See the FAQ for details.

    Consumer resources

    Reviews

    Recent activity

    Clear Turn Off Turn On

    Your browsing activity is empty.

    Activity recording is turned off.

    Turn recording back on

    See more...