“HABITUAL SELF-CLEANSING OF EARS WITH THE COTTON EAR BUDS AND ITS OTOLOGICAL IMPACT”
Journal Title: IJSR-International Journal Of Scientific Research - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 9
Abstract
Self cleaning of ears is a widely practised habit across the globe. We have analysed the demerits caused secondary to use of cotton buds among 1000 patients presented with the ear complaints. Each patient was examined in detail and was asked to answer a set of preformed standard questions. 919 individuals gave positive history of use of cotton buds with 33.4% used it for removal of ear wax. Majority of the patients used company manufactured cotton buds with 38 % of them used it on daily basis. Even though various otological diseases were identified there was definite statistical significance between cotton bud user and individuals diagnosed with impacted wax and localized otitis externa with p value <0.05. We recommend that public awareness of cotton-bud related complications and the notion of the 'self-cleaning' ear needs to be raised.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Suhas. S S, Dr. Ravi. D, Dr. Prasad. M. H, Dr. Ravi Ambewadi S, Dr. Balaji N. K
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP512847
- DOI -
- Views 51
- Downloads 0
ON THE MULTIPLICATIVE TOPOLOGICAL INDICES OF CARBON NANOCONES
Let G be a simple and connected graph with the vertex set V (G) and edge set E (G). The nanocones can be considered as the nanoscale conical carbon-based material. In carbon nanocones CNCk[n], the parameter k defines the...
POTENTIAL ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF PROBIOTICS AGAINST ENDODONTIC PATHOGENS: AN IN-VITRO PILOT STUDY
Background: Primary goal of endodontics is to eradicate the infected pulpal tissues as well as the prevention of periapical infection. However failure to eliminate Enterococcus faecalis and Candida albicans is commonly a...
DEVELOPMENTAL ANOMALIES AND MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATIONS OF GALL BLADDER- A CADAVERIC STUDY
Introduction- The Gall Bladder (GB) is a hollow viscus sac, situated in a fossa in the right hepatic lobe inferior surface. It extends from the right end of porta hepatis to the inferior border of liver. It is 7 - 10cm l...
PREVALENCE OF ANEMIA IN PATIENTS WITH NON DIALYSIS CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
Aims—We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of anemia among patients of Chronic Kidney disease, who are not requiring dialysis in a retrospective chart review. Methods— : It was a retrospective chart review study, all docum...
STUDY OF EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HAND SURGERY CASES IN INDIAN SCENARIO
PURPOSE: - To study the epidemiology of hand surgery cases in Indian scenario. METHODS: - Retrospective study of hand surgery cases operated in the year 2015-2016 at a tertiary centre in India and the cases were further...