Should cotton tips be used to clean out the ears?;Wattestabchen und ohrreinigung: Soll man oder sol man nicht?

MMW-Fortschritte der Medizin

Volumn 141, Issue 40, 1999, Pages 36-39

  Reiss, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Auditory canal; Cerumen; Cotton tips; Earwax; Hygiene; Otitis externa

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CANAL; CERUMEN; CLEANING; EARDRUM PERFORATION; EXTERNAL OTITIS; HUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; EXTERNAL EAR; INJURY; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE;

CERUMEN; EAR, EXTERNAL; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE;

EID: 0033533717     PISSN: 14383276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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