14/10/2024
THE COMMON MISTAKES IN EAR NOSE AND THROAT HEALTH.
This week let's look at "WAX IN THE EARS
"Wax is a brown greasy substance made in the deep part of the ear canal by the Ceruminous glands. Its also called Cerumen. It slowly migrates from the deep part of the ear canal until it comes out. The wax has chemicals that resist micro organism to keep the ears healthy.
The common mistake is to think that wax is DIRT. People take time to clean out the wax aggressively which is not right. In so doing some of the wax that is about to get out is pushed back and gets impacted leading to hearing disturbance.
WHAT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO? As you take a bath use your index finger and clean your ears gently. In doing so you will remove the wax that had come to the surface and hence prevent wax impactio
Dr David Baker Bugembe (ENT surgeon)