ABSTRACT
KEY POINTS • The integrity of the tympanum must be established
before anything other than water or saline is put into the external ear canal.
• Many of the commonly used ceruminolytics exhibit ototoxic effects in the middle ear.
KEY POINTS • The integrity of the tympanum must be established
before anything other than water or saline is put into the external ear canal.
• Many of the commonly used ceruminolytics exhibit ototoxic effects in the middle ear.