Clinical practice guideline: Cerumen impaction

INVITED ARTICLE Clinical practice guideline: Cerumen impaction Peter S. Roland, MD, Timothy L. Smith, MD, MPH, Seth R. Schwartz, MD, MPH, Richard M. Rosenfeld, MD, MPH, Bopanna Ballachanda, PhD, Jerry M. Earll, MD, Jose Fayad, MD, Allen D. Harlor Jr,... More

INVITED ARTICLE Clinical practice guideline: Cerumen impaction Peter S. Roland, MD, Timothy L. Smith, MD, MPH, Seth R. Schwartz, MD, MPH, Richard M. Rosenfeld, MD, MPH, Bopanna Ballachanda, PhD, Jerry M. Earll, MD, Jose Fayad, MD, Allen D. Harlor Jr, MD, Barry E. Hirsch, MD, Stacie S. Jones, MPH, Helene J. Krouse, PhD, Anthony Magit, MD, Carrie Nelson, MD, MS, David R. Stutz, MD, and Stephen Wetmore, MD, MBA, Dallas, TX; Portland and Eugene, OR; Seattle, WA; Brooklyn, NY; Albuquerque, NM; Washington, DC; Los Angeles and San Diego, CA; Pittsburgh, PA; Alexandria, VA; Detroit, MI; Chicago, IL; Ann Arbor, MI; and Morgantown, WV OBJECTIVE: This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations on managing cerumen impaction, defined as an accumulation of cerumen that causes symptoms, prevents assessment of the ear, or both. We recognize that the term “impaction” suggests that the ear canal is completely obstructed with cerumen and that our definition of cerumen impaction does not r Less