Cerumenolytics with or without manual extraction for impacted earwax: A network meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials.

Kannan SridharanGowri Sivaramakrishnan

Published in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2021)

We observed several cerumenolytics to be effective in the treatment of impacted earwax when accompanied by additional manual techniques such as syringing/aspiration/suction.

Keyphrases

clinical trial
open label
study protocol
ultrasound guided
placebo controlled