Preventitive Ear Care References

[Information updated/revised 20.09.06]

Acuin, J. Smith, A. Mackenzie, I. (2001) Interventions for chronic suppurative otitis media. The Cochrane Library (Oxford) issue 4 (16p)

Aung,T. Mulley,G.P. (2002) Removal of ear wax. British Medical Journal. 325:27.

Bankaitis, A. (2002) Hearing aids – a source of cross infection? Hearing Journal. 55(6): 48-54.

Bickerton, RC. (1988) Survey of general practitioners’ treatment of the discharging ear. BMJ. 296: 1649-1650

Booth, L. (1998) Ear syringing. Practice Nurse. 16(9): 580-581.

Eckhof, J.A.H. de Beck, G.H. Le Cessie, S. Springer, M.P. (2001) A quasi-randomised controlled trial of water as a quick softening agent of persistent ear wax in general practice. British Journal of General Practice. August: 635-637.

Fall, M. Walters, S. Read, S. Deverill, M. Lutman, M. Milner, P. Rodgers, R. (1997) An evaluation of a nurse-led ear care service in primary care: benefits and costs. British Journal of General Practice. November.699-703.

Harkin, H. (2000) Evidence based ear care. Primary Health Care. 10(8):25-30.

Harkin, H. Rodgers, R. (1999) Aural care in the primary setting. Primary Health Care. 9(2): 28-29.

Harkin, H. (2002) Guidance document in ear care. Action-On ENT. NHS Modernisation Agency.

Harkness, P. Narula, A. Harkin, H. Vaz, F. (2000) A Guide to the Management and Referral of Common ENT Conditions. London. G.S.K

Hicks, SC. (1983) Otitis externa: are we giving adequate care? JRColl. Gen. Pract. 33: 581-583

Holton, K. Gick, J. (2001) Management of the patient with otitis externa. The Journal of Family Practice. 50(4): 353,357-358 &360

Kalcioglu, M. et al (2004) Does cerumen have a risk of transmission of Hepatitis B. Laryngoscope. 114(3): 577-580

Kaufman, G. (1998) Ear problems: care and prevention. Practice Nurse. 15(6): 338-342

Kent, M.A. (1998) The rationale behind the selection of ear syringing equipment. British Journal of Community Nursing. 3(8): 398-404.

Price, J. (1997) Problems of ear syringing. Practice Nurse. 14: 126-128.

Reilly, PG. et al (1991) Otitis externa: the case for thorough aural toilet. Modern Medicine. May. 227-228

Rodgers, R. W. (1997) How safe is your syringing? Community Nurse. June: 28-29.

Rodgers, R. (2000) Understanding the legalities of ear syringing. Practice Nurse. 19(4): 166-169.

Rodgers, R. (2001) The National Diploma in Primary Ear Care Course booklet. The Primary Ear Care Centre, Rotherham.

Rodgers, R.W. (2002) Continued education: preventive ear care. Nursing in Practice. March: 71-73.

Rodgers, R. W. (2002) Reducing ear problems and improving communication. Nursing and residential care. September.4(9): 422-426.

Rodgers, R.W. (2002) Improving care standards for external ear problems. Nursing in Practice. September. 7: 63-64.

Rodgers, R. W. (2003) Preventative care. Occupational Health. 55(2): 26-29

Rodgers, R.W. (2003) Gathering ear care clues. Practice Nurse. 25(7):63 -67

Rodgers, R.W. (2003) Ear problems and solutions. Practice Nurse 25(8): 59 – 63

Rodgers, R.W. (2003) Primary ear treatments. Practice Nurse 25(9): 69 – 73

Rodgers, R.W. (2003) Hearing loss and screening Practice Nurse 25(10): 75-77

Rodgers, R.W. (2003) Ears: understanding what you see. Irish Practice Nurse 5(7): 19 –20

Rodgers, R.W. (2003) Ears: detective work – recognise and prevent (part A). Irish Practice Nurse 5(8): 21-24

Rodgers, R.W. (2003) Ears: detective work – recognise and prevent (part B) Irish Practice Nurse 5(9): 27-30

Rodgers, R.W. (2003) Ears: safe use of instruments. Irish Practice Nurse 5(10): 25-32

Rodgers, R. W. (2003) Ears: general health and some causes of hearing loss. Irish Practice Nurse 5(11): 35-38

Roeser, R J. Ballachanda, B B. (1997) Physiology, Pathophysiology and Anthropology / Epidemiology of Human Ear Canal Secretions. J. Am. Acad. Audiology. 8: 391-400.

Rowlands, S. Devalia, H. Smith, C. Hubbard, R. Dean, A. (2001) Otitis externa in UK general practice: a survey using the UK general practice research database. British Journal of General Practice. 51(468): 533-538

Rowland, P.S. (2001) Chronic external otitis. Ear, Nose and Throat Journal. 80(6 Suppl): 12-6

Sharp, J.F. Wilson, J.A. Ross, L. Barr-Hamilton, R.M. (1990) Ear wax removal: A survey of current practices. British Medical Journal. 1 December. 301: 1251-1252.

Smeeth,L. Fletcher, A.E. Siu-Woon Ng.E. et al (2002) Management of hearing disorders in the elderly. Nursing and Residential Care. 4(6) 290.

Somerville, G. (2002) The most effective products available to facilitate ear syringing. British Journal of Community Nursing. 7(2): 94-101.

Spiro, S. (1997) A cost effective analysis of ear wax softeners. Nurse Practitioner. 22(8): 28, 30-31.

Stubbs, G. (2000) Ear syringing and aural care. Nursing Times.96(43) : 35-37.

Tos, M. Caye-Thomasen, P. (2002) Mucous glands in the middle ear-what is known and what is not. ORL 2(64): 86-94.

Tsuji, K. Sone, M. Kakibuchi, M. Sakagami, M. (2002) Bilateral cholesteatoma and habitual sniffing. Auris Nasus Larynx 29: 111-114.

Wilson, P.L. Roesser, R.J. (1997) Cerumen management: professional issues and techniques. Journal of American Acadamy of Audiology. 8:421-430.

RR Ear Care Services – Ear Courses Additional References 2006

Useful Books

Browning, GG. (1998) Clinical otology and audiology. 2nd Edition. Oxford. Butterworth-Heinemann

Bull, PD. (1998) Lecture Notes on Diseases of Ear, Nose and Throat. London,
Blackwell.

Dhillon, RS. East, CA. (1994) Ear, Nose and Throat and Head and Neck Surgery. London, Churchill Livingstone

Kay, AN. Nicholas, J. (1992) ENT Practice for the GP’s Surgery. London, Churchill Livingstone.

Kerr,AG. (General Editor) (1997) Scott-Brown’s otolaryngology (6th Edition). Oxford. Butterworth-Heinemann

McCormick, MS. Primrose, WJ. MacKenzie, IJ. (1992) A new short textbook of Otolaryngology (3rd Edition). London. Edward Arnold

Wormald PG. and .Browning, GG. (1996), Otoscopy – A Standard Approach. London, Arnold.

References

Bortz, JT. Wertz, PW. Downing, DT. (1990) Composition of cerumen lipids. J Am Acad Dermatol. 23:845-9

British National Formulary 45. 12.1.3(2004) Removal of ear wax. London. British Medical Association and Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.

Browning, G. (2003) Wax in the ear. Clinical Evidence 10 (Dec), 490-497

Browning, G. (2005) Ear Wax. Clinical Evidence 14:1-3

Burkhart, CN. Burkhart,CG. Williams, S. Andrews, PC. Adappa, V. Arbogast, J. (2000) In pursuit of ceruminolytic agents: a study of earwax composition. Am J of Otology. 21:157-160

Burton, MJ. And Dorée,CJ. (2004) Ear drops for the removal of ear wax (Cochrane Review) The Cochrane Library, Issue 4.Chichester,UK. John Wiley and Sons Ltd.

Campos, A. Betancor, L. Arias, A. Rodriguez, C. Hernandez, AM. Lopez Aguado, D. Sierra, A. (2000) Influence of human wet cerumen on the growth of common and pathogenic bacteria of the ear. J of Laryngol and Otol. 114:925-929

Chai, T. and Chai, TC. (1980) Bactericidal activity of cerumen. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 18: 638-641

Coppin, R. Wicke, D. Mehta, R. Little, P. (2004) Management of ear wax in primary care- postal survey of UK GPs and practice nurses. Family Practice. 21(4): 413-414

Ernst, E. (2004) Ear candles: a triumph of ignorance over science. J of Laryngol and Otol. 118(1):1-2

Gray, RF. Sharma, A. Vowler, SL. (2004) Relative humidity of the external auditory canal in normal and abnormal ears and its pathogenic effect. Clin.Otolaryngol. 30:105-111

Hand, C. Harvey, I. (2004) The effectiveness of topical preparations for the treatment of ear wax: a systematic review. Br J Gen Pract. 54(508): 862-7

Hobson, JC. Lavy, JA. (2005) Use and abuse of cotton buds. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 98(8):360-361

Kaushall, P. Kaushall, JN. (2000) On ear cones and candles. Skeptical Inquirer. Sept/Oct: 12-13

Leong, AC. and Aldren, C. (2005) A non-randomised comparison of earwax removal with a ‘Do-it-yourself’ ear vacuum kit and a Jobson-Horne probe Clinical Otolaryngol 30:320-323

Memel, D. Langley, C. Watkins, C. Laue, B. Birchall, M. Bachmann, M. (2002) Effectiveness of ear syringing in general practice: a randomised controlled trial and patient’s experiences. Br J Gen Pract. 52: 906-911

Seely, DR. Quigley, SM. Langman, AW. (1996) Ear candles – efficacy and safety. Laryngoscope. 106: 1226-9

Wilson, SA. Lopez, R. (2002) What is the best treatment for impacted cerumen? J of Family Pract. 51(2): 117-119

Zivic, R. King, S. (1993) Cerumen impaction management for clients of all ages. Nurse Practitioner. 18(3): 29-39

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