PEDIATRICS Vol. 33 No. 1 January 1964, pp. 113-115
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A Simple Device and Technique for Removing Ear Wax

B. H. HARTMAN M.D.

A simple device and technique for the rapid removal of ear wax are described. The device consists of a modification of the ordinary ear speculum in which a spoonlike projection is molded smoothly into the distal end. By its use, the removal of wax is accomplished quickly under direct vision. Since all necessary manipulations are easily performed with one hand, the other hand is free to hold the patient's ear and head. Thus, no more than one unskilled assistant is required even with the most unco-operative patients. The device is most useful in the many cases in which soft or sticky wax partially occludes the ear canal. It has particular merit in infants and small, unco-operative children.