Effectiveness of aquadest as cerumenolytic agent to removal cerumen obturans in ENT clinic
Syahrijuita Kadir,Sartini

Hasanuddin University

Abstract

Abstract
Objective: this study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of aquadest as cerumenolytic agent to removal the cerumen obturans by in vivo in ENT Clinic.
Methods: This study was a limited clinical trial involving 40 patients who came to the ENT Clinic at Ibnu Sina Hospital in Makassar with cerumen obturans whose consistency was dense, hard and covered the tympanic membrane completely and felt pain when trying to extract it with cerumen hooks. Aquadest was dropped for 20 minutes and followed by irigation with 50 cc of spoit. Successfull removal if after the procedure the total tympanic membrane can be seen after irrigation with disttilated water with a volume of ≤100 or >100 cc with only one visiting in ENT Clinic. Unsuccessfull if the total tympanic membrane is not seen after irrigation with ≤100 or > 100cc and visiting to ENT clinic more once to removal the cerumen. Samples were obtained from cerumen obturans patients who came to the ENT Clinic of Ibnu Sina Hospital Makassar from January to March 2020 with an age range between 8 - 60 years.
Results: this study showed 100% results (40 ears) were successfully removed cerumen obturans after dropping aquadest in ear canal, 90% of cases clean only require irigation by ≤ 100 cc distilled water and 10% of cases require irigation by >>100cc in only one time visit to ENT clinic .
Conclusion: This study prove that aquadest is a cheap, easy to obtain and effectiveness cerumenolytic to removing 100% cerumen obturans through the incorporation of the 20-minute aquadest dropping method followed by irrigation with just one visit to the ENT clinic.
KEYWORDS: cerumenolytic, aquadest, irrigation, cerumen obturans

Keywords: cerumenolytic,aquadest,irrigation,cerumen obturans

Topic: Science, education, and women