cerumen

Examples of cerumen in the following topics:

• Impacted Cerumen

  • Earwax, or cerumen, is a yellowish waxy substance secreted in the ear canal which can affect hearing if produced excessively.
  • Earwax, also known by the medical term cerumen, is a yellowish waxy substance secreted in the ear canal of humans and other mammals.
  • Cerumen is produced in the outer third of the cartilaginous portion of the human ear canal.
  • While Asians and Native Americans are more likely to have the dry type of cerumen (gray and flaky), African and European people are more likely to have the wet type (honey-brown to dark-brown and moist).
  • The most common method of cerumen removal is syringing with warm water.